As she gets ready for her first season of professional basketball, Caitlin Clark, a WNBA standout, may be one of the most highly regarded athletes in any sport, men or women. Despite her outgoing attitude, however, given their past interactions, Caitlin Clark was a little cold toward Sheryl Swoopes.

The legendary WNBA player Swoopes had previously disputed Clark’s NCAA women’s scoring record, which she set with the Iowa Hawkeyes, by claiming that Clark had played an additional season because of COVID-19, but this was untrue.

Thoughtful critique of Caitlin Clark’s WNBA debut during the Indiana-Dallas game

Later on, the 53-year-old apologized while sporting a literal egg on her face. But after Clark’s debut with the Indiana Fever, they found themselves in a rather awkward situation: guess who was doing the post-game interviews?

The 22-year-old was very polite to Swoopes,, but she made it apparent it was on professional terms by simply responding to the questions posed. It was evident that she was finding it difficult to control her emotions, as evidenced by the beaming smile that kept trying to burst.

Fans praised Clark for not being petty about something she probably doesn’t care about. Of course, as is the trend with modern social media, making an incorrect statement about someone will mean you’re branded a “hater” for life as tribalism continues to spiral out of control on the internet.

Although Clark’s WNBA stats are obviously lower than her NCAA totals, her preseason debut of 21 points and 3 rebounds is still quite remarkable.

What was said by Swoopes?

It was simply a matter of when, not if, Clark broke Kelsey Plum’s scoring record against the Michigan Wolverines in the Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, February 15, 2024, which prompted the comments.

Plum’s mark of 3527 points was surpassed by Clark, who scored an amazing 49 points in the victory and broke it with a three-pointer. Nevertheless, Swoopes disagreed, arguing that Clark should have gotten an extra year because of what turned out to be ignorance rather than malice.

When Clark broke the mark, Swoopes retorted, “If Kelsey Plum set that record in four years, well, then, Caitlin should’ve broken that record in four years.” “However, you understand what I mean when I say that there are COVID years and then other years?

She has an additional year to beat that record, so to speak. Is this really a broken record then? I’m not sure. Not in my opinion. Yes, that will be entered into the record books. Furthermore, I believe it shouldn’t be.”