On Monday, ESPN’s numerous programs got their possibility to talkabout the difficult nasty Indiana Fever novice guard Caitlin Clark took from Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter over the weekend.
The results were combined. While the network included some informative conversations on the subject, you likewise had The Pat McAfee Show liquifying into turmoil and Stephen A. Smith getting flustered on First Take.
We’ve rounded up 6 examples of how the network dealt with the Clark/Carter circumstance, which reveals the finest and the worst of what ESPN can do in covering such a lightning rod of a sports story like this.
Monday’s Pat McAfee Show opened with a Caitlin Clark PowerPoint:
“I would like the media individuals that continue to state, ‘This novice class, this novice class, this novice class’. Nah, simply call it for what it is — there’s one white bitch for the Indiana group who is a superstar.” pic.twitter.com/psGNQXts5O
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McAfee put on clown makeup as he insomeway called Clark a negative term (allegedly on mishap) while protecting her as the WNBA’s particular star. He lateron askedforgiveness for his remark.
“I’m looking at guys like Charles Barkley, LeBron James, Stephen A., Shannon Sharpe. Why do I point out those 4 guys? You have to be cautious about the words you put out there…Pat McAfee, I believe he owes everybody an apology, specifically Caitlin Clark.” pic.twitter.com/zDoyNNzCGy
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 3, 2024
Perkins wasn’t scared to push back on significant