The only reason so many people know Chennedy Carter’s name as of Saturday is because she cheap shot the hell out of Caitlin Clark, much to the delight of her Chicago Sky teammate/Clark archnemesis Angel Reese.
Never mind that Clark’s Indiana Fever squad won the actual game 71-70 to improve to 2-8 on the season. It’s not so much the bottom-line result on the court that matters as it is how lacking in self-awareness Carter and her teammates are.
Chennedy Carter, given a chance to explain herself postgame, says "next question."
Then later, "I ain't answering no Caitlin Clark questions."
Coach Teresa Weatherspoon stepped in: "That's enough. We're good."
Disappointing press conference. Accountability lacking. pic.twitter.com/yw45QUieRo
— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) June 1, 2024
Chennedy Carter on the sequence with Caitlin Clark in the 3rd quarter: “I ain’t answering no Caitlin Clark questions.”
Full clip: pic.twitter.com/4bRnyXgPjV
— Matthew Byrne (@MatthewByrne1) June 1, 2024
Miss me with the men vs. women “DOUBLE STANDARDS” argument, because I will flame Draymond Green to no end as long as he’s in the NBA. If Draymond wasn’t a four-time champion, he’d be barred from playing basketball. Even now I think he’s done enough damage to warrant a forced retirement. But whatever. That’s neither here nor there.
Was Charles Barkley wrong when he said women around the WNBA are petty towards Caitlin Clark? Not in the slightest.
"You women out there, y'all petty, man… Y'all should be thanking Caitlin Clark for getting y'all private charters. All the money and visibility she's bringing to the WNBA." -Charles Barkley
Oh boy pic.twitter.com/hKL0JU6Tko
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) May 23, 2024
Sir Charles’ take is aging like fine wine in real time. Chennedy Carter is the latest example of an ingrate who either doesn’t realize, doesn’t appreciate, or doesn’t want to acknowledge the reality that Clark is a singular catalyst who’s brought heretofore unseen to women’s basketball. Clark just came off her second straight NCAA runner-up run at Iowa; weeks later was drafted first overall into the WNBA, and is being tasked with carrying the worst team in the league while adjusting to the pro game on the fly.
And what a surprise (*narrator: It wasn’t a surprise) that Carter is comporting herself in this fashion on social media:
The WNBA player who appeared to call Caitlin Clark a "b*tch" and hammered her with a cheap shot is now liking tweets about how it was justified and she should do it again.
Chennedy Carter has zero remorse. These women simply hate Clark. pic.twitter.com/Bbs6oW912v
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) June 1, 2024
Scumbag behavior. Carter might want to get off the Bird app for a while. It’s getting ugly out here for her.
“I ain’t answering any questions about Caitlyn Clark” — Chennedy Carter.
The level of envy and disrespect WNBA players have towards her is so blatant.
I’m all for arrogance and bravado, a-la Jordan or Kobe, but this ain’t it.#feverrising pic.twitter.com/phn2QbSZNX https://t.co/CrQimKnskT
— Mike McDaniel (@MikMcDaniel) June 1, 2024
“I didn’t say anything” LOL we saw you
— G7 Sports (@G7SportsTalk) June 1, 2024
That might be the first and last time they ask her a question 🤣🤣
— Nghtmare (@Nghtmare30589) June 1, 2024
Caitlin Clark is the reason they aren’t flying Southwest anymore. What a joke.
— Brandon Hughes (@BrandonHughes74) June 1, 2024
cry. only reason we cared was for her caitlin clark comments 😭
— 🐎 Lord Of Indiana (Caitlin Clark From The Logo) (@LordOfIndiana) June 1, 2024
Cheap shot and then duck questions about it…pretty cowardly
— BetOnline (@BetOnline_ag) June 1, 2024
Never heard of Chennedy Carter prior to this cheap shot.
She should thank Caitlin for the spotlight.
— just1n (@just1nvest) June 1, 2024
If it wasn’t for Clark, no one would be asking her a question. That’s the ironic part.
— E M (@maascowjr) June 1, 2024
The jealousy they have towards Caitlin is so embarrassing
— Kyle Obst (@Kyle_Obst47) June 1, 2024
In other words "I am an inferior player to her and don't wanna talk about it"
— Glen Pickle Guy (@OkieDad918) June 1, 2024
Nothing but class. Way to go. You are getting more exposure, more viewers, more money than you ever have and you're doing all you can to destroy the one person who's brought these things to your league. Stay Classy, WNBA.
— Snobby Hops (@snobbyhops) June 1, 2024
Special shout out to my guy, ESPN Cincinnati Bengals reporter Ben Baby, for coming from the top rope to shed more light on how Carter has underachieved as a player.
The irony is that Chennedy Carter could have had the hype Caitlin Clark did but has never lived up to her potential since entering the WNBA. https://t.co/7B9CG9kkzI
— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) June 1, 2024
I can’t help but think back to what UConn coach Dan Hurley said prior to the Huskies going on their recent tear of back-to-back national titles.
.@UConnMBB coach Dan Hurley in 2020 after losing to Villanova:
“People better get us now. That’s all. You better get us now because it… it’s coming.”
Now the Huskies are headed to their 5th National Championship game
🎥: @danielpmeehan11 pic.twitter.com/kjBjAjx2Ta
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) April 2, 2023
First of all, it’s better that all this nonsense and jealous projection is happening now, with Clark just beginning her pro career, as opposed to later down the line. We’ve moved past, “Welcome to the WNBA” moments to the point where it’s just a series of hard, unnecessary fouls. Maybe the WNBA should, you know, protect their most prized asset and start handing out fines. It’s not like the Fever aren’t bringing the anti-Clark antics to the league office’s attention.
"I'm trying not to get fined."
Fever coach Christie Sides says she's been sending plays to the league for review when asked about the treatment Caitlin Clark has received so far this season. pic.twitter.com/yYrhOTZqvD
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) June 1, 2024
What I’m really getting at re: that Hurley clip, though, is that opponents better get their cheap shots in on Clark now. Pretty soon, in all likelihood, she’s going to be dominating the league, and transforming the Fever from league cellar dweller to consistent championship contender.
All Carter and those of her ilk are doing is pissing Clark off. Fueling the motivational fire. Bring it on, I say. If Clark can channel that energy the right way to play with a healthy chip on her shoulder, really look out.
