ESPN anchor Elle Duncan provided a very measured take on the Caitlin Clark WNBA media frenzy.
Appearing on The Right Time with Bomani Jones, Duncan vented her frustrations with new WNBA fans entering the discourse with largely unfounded claims that the league’s veterans are being petty toward Clark’s arrival.
She also provides a very strong defense of why Clark is getting so much coverage (she’s deserving, and people are interested) and why WNBA veterans shouldn’t be held to such unrealistic standards when it comes to how they react to Clark’s debut.
“I think she is getting the appropriate amount of coverage, and it’s deserved,” Duncan said, “but I am so annoyed and over this idea that the players on that court need to not respect Caitlin, because I think that they do, and he’s earning their respect, as every rookie does… but [that] they need to worship her, and this is just weird to me.”
It’s a response that brings catharsis to a lot of longtime WNBA fans who are, like Duncan, tired of the negativity overshadowing the good things going on in the league this season.
Elle Duncan with the best take on the WNBA and Caitlin Clark you'll hear all season. pic.twitter.com/1uYiwkeJq8
— The Right Time with Bomani Jones (@righttimebomani) June 2, 2024
Hopefully, we’ll be able to move past the Clark pettiness debate and focus on the good things she and all the other talented WNBA players are doing on the court. Until then, Duncan’s words will ring truer than ever.
