Bill Maher Crushes Caitlin Clark's Critics, Calls Out Her Teammates
Bill Maher shared some blunt thoughts Friday night about Caitlin Clark.
The Indiana Fever rookie and WNBA sensation continues to dominate headlines as the face of the league, and she hasn't been out of the news since Chennedy Carter hit her last weekend.
It turned into the cheap shot heard around the sports world, and everyone seems to have an opinion. In fact, there seems to be no athlete on the planet right now more polarizing than the former Iowa star.
Maher has some thoughts of his own:
Her critics are catty and it's time for her teammates to step up to protect her.
Bill Maher calls out Caitlin Clark's critics and teammates.
"Women's basketball got on my radar because of Caitlin Clark. The other girls in the league are delighted for her success. I'm kidding of course. They f*cking hate her…See if this was men, they’d defend each other on their same team. I mean, men will fight from two teams, but when somebody checks you on who’s on your team, you defend that guy. I’m just saying men have their bad parts. We’re toxic. We’re dogs. Only women would do this. Women are catty. Even the ones on your own team," Maher said Friday night on "Real Time with Bill Maher" when discussing the now infamous cheap shot, according to Mediaite.
He further told viewers that there's a "racial element" to the conduct and behavior displayed toward the Indiana Fever.
"It’s not always racism when a white person succeeds…It’s everything. It’s women are catty, the league is very lesbian and she’s not, and there’s race. There’s a lot going on," the HBO star further explained.
You can watch the segment below, and hit me with your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.
It's hard to disagree with any part of Maher's assessment of the situation. The fact her teammates didn't immediately do something when Carter hit her was definitely concerning.
Granted, there's a chance maybe they didn't see, but once it was clear what was going down, someone should have stepped up and filled the enforcer role.
As for her critics in the league, does anyone really want to make the argument that it's not racially motivated to some degree and they're not catty?
Let's not forget what A'ja Wilson said about Clark's success as a white player compared to black women:
"I think it’s a huge thing. I think a lot of people may say it’s not about black and white, but to me, it is. It really is because you can be top notch at what you are as a black woman, but yet maybe that’s something that people don’t want to see. They don’t see it as marketable, so it doesn’t matter how hard I work. It doesn’t matter what we all do as black women, we’re still going to be swept underneath the rug. That’s why it boils my blood when people say it’s not about race because it is."
On top of that, Angel Reese celebrated the cheap shot, Natasha Cloud told new fans to shut up and Clark was left off the Olympic roster. This isn't some huge mystery. The dislike and envy of Clark is out in the open. Yet, the Indiana Fever star keeps chugging along, and just hung 30 on the Mystics. She's going to be just fine. Let me know your thoughts on Maher's comments at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.