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Andy Nesbitt

Christine Brennan Tears Into WNBA Commissioner Over Caitlin Clark Treatment

Caitlin Clark has missed the last five Indiana Fever games with a groin injury. | Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images

Christine Brennan, the longtime USA Today Sports columnist, has a book coming out this week about Caitlin Clark and while promoting it over the weekend she took some pointed shots at WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert and how the league has handled Clark in her first two seasons with the Indiana Fever.

Brennan, who on Sunday shared an excerpt from her book about a controversial moment she was involved in during the WNBA playoffs last year, said she has been surprised by how Engelbert and the league haven't done enough to stand up for Clark, especially after the guard has taken some ugly hits from opponents early in her career.

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