A former NBA participant has responded to WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes’ newest jab at rookie sensation Cailtin Clark and likened it to his time within the NBA.
In her most up-to-date Clark assault, Swoopes claims that her Fever teammates don’t like enjoying there due to the adverse consideration from her followers.
“There’s a whole lot of different sh*t occurring that different gamers are like ‘This ain’t the place I need to be,’” Swoopes mentioned on Gil’s Enviornment. “So you will have gamers which are very vital on this Indiana Fever crew which are like, ‘I don’t assume that is the place I wanna be this 12 months.’”
Former NBA participant Sam Dekker responded on X and used an instance from his time enjoying with James Harden on the Rockets to dismiss Swoopes’ concept.
Being on the Rockets with Prime Harden was the perfect shit ever. We have been on Nationwide TV on a regular basis, received a ton of giant video games in superior moments, and he made the sport extremely straightforward for guys like me. I don’t consider for a second that the crew dislikes it. https://t.co/IthvMtW6Up
— Sam Dekker (@dekker) September 18, 2024
“Being on the Rockets with Prime Harden was the perfect s—t ever. We have been on Nationwide TV on a regular basis, received a ton of giant video games in superior moments, and he made the sport extremely straightforward for guys like me. I don’t consider for a second that the crew dislikes it.”
Swoopes additionally furthered her Clark hater narrative on the identical podcast by saying she isn’t dominating the league as a rookie.
“To me, what Caitlin’s been in a position to do in a brief time period has been very spectacular,” she mentioned of Clark’s enchancment after the All-Star break. “… I nonetheless don’t assume she’s dominating, however she’s a unique participant than she was within the first half of the season.”
With the ultimate WNBA season recreation coming to an in depth as we speak, that is what Clark has achieved thus far:
— League chief in APG
— League chief in 3P
— 1st in PPG by a rookie
— 1st in FGM by a rookie
— 1st in APG by a rookie
— 1st in SPG by a rookie
— third in RPG by a rookie
— 4th in BPG by a rookie
— 1st rookie w/ a triple-double
— Broke single-season AST report
— Broke single-game AST report
— Most PTS by a rookie ever
— Most AST by a rookie ever
— Most 3P by a rookie ever
— Most ASG fan votes ever
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