Dan Dakich says Thomas' response is part of a larger pattern of WNBA players refusing to take responsibility for their own actions.The Mercury forward addressed reporters after the league suspended her one game for "recklessly making contact with her fist to the throat area" of Clark during Phoenix's June 24 win over the Indiana Fever.Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas drives her fist into Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark's throat during a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.(USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)Thomas said some players, including herself, didn’t even know the play had become a major controversy until after the game."And now we’re being painted as thugs," Thomas said, adding that there are "death threats out on us."SUSPENDED ALYSSA THOMAS RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM TEAMMATE & COACH AFTER CHEAP SHOT ON CAITLIN CLARKDakich isn't buying it.During Tuesday’s episode of "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich," the OutKick host reacted to Thomas’ comments and said her response was predictable."Say you’ve gotten death threats, blame the fans," Dakich said.
"You've got to blame the fans because you can’t take personal responsibility."But he wasn’t done."Because for 30 years, angry lesbians, African-American lesbians in the WNBA haven’t had to take any personal responsibility," Dakich continued."Everybody else, Diana Taurasi, you see it with Paige Bueckers and others, go along to get along."Well, you know what the only person not talking is? Caitlin Clark."Exactly.DAN DAKICH BLASTS WNBA, FEVER ORGANIZATION AFTER LATEST CAITLIN CLARK CONTROVERSY: ‘JOKE OF A LEAGUE’Clark took the hit and mostly stayed quiet.Everyone else did plenty of talking.Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark tries to defend herself as Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas commits a flagrant 2 foul.
(Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)That’s become a familiar pattern around the WNBA.Clark brings the attention, the crowds and the money.
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