Chicago Sky's Chennedy Carter Flat-Out Refuses To Answer Questions About Cheap Shot On Caitlin Clark

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark's WNBA colleagues have not exactly been rolling out the red carpet for her. Unless, throwing cheap shots at her and then not answering for their actions counts as "rolling out the red carpet," but last time I checked, it does not.

Clark and the Fever hosted her old rival Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky, and during the game, Clark caught a cheap shot courtesy of Chicago's Chennedy Carter.

Despite looking like a flagrant or even a possible ejection was coming, the officials decided it was an off-ball common foul.

Whatever they saw, it was still the latest in a series of instances where WNBA players can't understand how a rising tide raises all ships, and Clark is that rising tide.

Anyway, if you're going to throw a cheap shot at someone, at least be woman enough to answer for it and explain your actions, or hey, even offer a mea culpa, and admit the emotions got the best of you in the heat of battle.

It happens.

But Carter did not do that.

Chicago Sky's Chennedy Carter stands over Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark after throwing a cheap shot. (Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Chennedy Carter Refused To Answer Questions About Cheap-Shotting Caitlin Clark

When asked about the incident — specifically about whether Clark said anything to her beforehand — Carter said that she, "ain't answering no Caitlin Clark questions."

"Did she say anything to you?" the reporter followed up.

"I don't know what she said," Carter replied.

"What did you say to her?

"I didn't say anything," Carter said, before what sounded like a PR person butted in with "That's enough," which was probably smart on her part.

Video evidence seems to refute Carter's last assertion; that she didn't say anything to Clark.

I'm not a lip-reading expert, but she was definitely talking, and I think I could probably offer a ballpark guess as to what she said.

No one has to like Caitlin Clark, but the apparent lack of seeing the big picture across the WNBA as far as what she's doing for the league and the sport is kind of shocking.

We've seen other big rookies come into leagues with a lot of fanfare and attention, and sure there are always some "welcome to the big leagues, kid"-type moments, but I feel like most of the time veterans comment on how the infusion of new talent is good for the league, which they are. 

Not in the WNBA, apparently. Caitlin Clark is being met with outright disdain.

It's wild that the league's players can't understand that while this influx of fans may not be there to see them — which really seems to eat away at some of these players — they'll still reap the benefits of having Clark in the league.

They already are. Players whined for years about having to fly commercial like common folk, and it's not a coincidence that changed with Clark entering the league.

Although, chartered flights are already being complained about…

Anyway, despite the blatant disrespect, Clark and the Fever won Saturday's game 71-70.