Stephen A Smith claims Sheryl Swoopes was removed from broadcast due to personal feelings toward Caitlin Clark
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Caitlin Clark led the Indiana Fever to a 100-93 victory over the Dallas Wings on Sunday.
Missing from the game was WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes. Nancy Lieberman replaced Swoopes as the Wings' color commentator for the game instead.
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Texas Tech alumna Sheryl Swoopes attends the Alumni Weekend at the Texas Tech game against Baylor on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at United Supermarkets Arena. (IMAGN)
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smtih believed that Swoopes was removed from the broadcast due to her personal feelings toward Clark.
"What incriminates, in my opinion – it’s just my opinion – but what incriminates somebody like Sheryl Swoopes even more who, by the way, was supposed to be calling the game with y’all yesterday, and she did not call the game," Smith said during a recent episode of "The Stephen A. Smith Show".
"And no doubt it had something to do with the fact that, when Caitlin Clark had performed early in the week she didn’t want to talk about it at all."
Smith is referring to when Clark scored 31 points with 12 assists during the Fever’s 100-81 win over Angel Reese’s Chicago Sky last week.
"We recognize that, and we know in television the way that I do. I know what producers do, I know bosses do when you see your personal feelings, whatever they may be infiltrating the proceedings and compromising your position as a professional."
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Sheryl Swoopes speaks on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, during the Earl Lloyd Sports Legacy Symposium at FedEx Forum in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. (IMAGN)
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