WNBA Fans Unhappy With Announcer’s Caitlin Clark Comments
Many WNBA fans were irritated during the Indiana Fever vs. Las Vegas Aces game.
Fever rookie Caitlin Clark made WNBA history in the loss on Friday, breaking the league’s single-season assists record with her 317th assist. This understandably became a major story, but some fans were unhappy with the coverage Clark received in this game.
Broadcast on ION, this game had Fever play-by-play announcer Pat Boylan on the call.
Watch the dime that made history tonight 💎
Caitlin Clark’s 317th assist to break the single-season record!
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— WNBA (@WNBA) September 14, 2024
Several WNBA fans believed Clark received favorable coverage from the broadcast crew in this game, particularly as her teammate Kelsey Mitchell was carrying the scoring load in the first half.
Via @sipTEAwithD on X: “Kelsey Mitchell is the only reason the fever are in the game and all they’re doing is talking about CC?? Not aces related but I really hope she goes to a team that deserves her in the off season… cause this is crazyyy”
The initial post received over 1,100 likes and 100,000 views, with many fans reacting in the comments and quotes.
Other fans had similar observations about the Clark commentary during this Aces-Fever game.
“A’ja just had a sweet block and all the announcer can talk about is Caitlin Clark’s pass,” @hannalytical wrote on X.
Clark also picked up her sixth technical foul of the season in this game, putting her one away from a suspension. Some fans believe the announcers were also too generous to her after the technical foul.
“Caitlin needs anger management BADLY…but the biased commentators said ‘she should be allowed to be frustrated’ when she just got that tech,” @Kaydeemacc24 wrote on X, also seeming to add Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese would not have received the same commentary.
Popular Fever/Clark fan account @kenswift on X pointed out that Boylan was on the call for this game.
Under a viral post of the play-by-play commentator declaring Clark the WNBA Rookie of the Year, @kenswift commented, “That’s Pat, he’s a Fever broadcaster, he better lol”
The initial post of Boylan’s Rookie of the Year declaration tallied over 2,900 likes and 83,000 views on X.
While there were several negative comments about the commentary during this Aces-Fever game, particularly as it pertained to Clark, not everyone took exception to it.
