Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke posted a lengthy article expressing his disdain for Clark, describing her with words like "oafish," "entitled," "spoiled" and "coddled."The column is titled, "Whiny Caitlin Clark’s tired antics needs to end."Let's dive in, piece-by-piece, shall we?"As a diehard WNBA fan and season ticket-holder, it is with great reluctance that I have come to the following painful conclusion.I’m sick of Caitlin Clark."Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke published a lengthy takedown of Caitlin Clark, describing the WNBA star as 'entitled' and 'spoiled' for her on-court behavior.
(Michael Hickey/Getty Images)Oh, boy, we're off to a great start! Also, c'mon, Bill.Diehard WNBA fan? Since when? I did a Google search for Plaschke articles about the WNBA prior to Clark's arrival in 2024.
Unsurprisingly, the search turned up very few results.JEMELE HILL'S SIDEKICK CARI CHAMPION FINALLY ADMITS SHE 'DOESN'T LIKE' WNBA STAR CAITLIN CLARKHe wrote two articles about Brittney Griner's Russian captivity in 2022.It appears that he mentions the Los Angeles Sparks once every few years.
He wrote about Lisa Leslie in 2006, Nneka Ogwumike in 2016, and Candace Parker in 2021.For a "diehard fan" who also is paid handsomely to write about sports, he didn't spend a ton of time writing about his beloved WNBA.Now, there's an obvious counterargument: maybe Plaschke has always loved the WNBA but he couldn't write about it because his bosses wouldn't let him.
After all, most sports fans couldn't have cared less about the league prior to Clark's arrival.If that's the case, it makes his column even more absurd.He's attacking the woman for making the league he loves so dearly popular enough that he can finally write about it.
By the way, I found five Plaschke columns about the WNBA prior to Clark's arrival in 2024.I found seven since Clark entered the league.I swear, some of these people just don't take the time to listen to themselves."As the purchaser of a...