Caitlin Clark Hate Is Jealousy, Not Racism, Says Dan Dakich

The Caitlin Clark racism narrative is basically pretend information … so says Dan Dakich who tells us the hate in direction of the primary total choose is pure jealousy!

Clark’s been gettin’ beat up since her WNBA debut final month — all of us noticed what Chennedy Carter did to the Fever celebrity last weekend — so we requested Dakich, a former Indiana Hoosier participant and coach, if it is simply basketball … or one thing else.

“Of course, she’s being targeted,” Dakich, host of Outkick’s “Don’t @ Me” instructed Babcock on the “TMZ Sports” TV present (previous to the Olympic workforce snub).

“There’s a little bit of racism or sexism in there, you know, straight white girl, okay, but that ain’t it to me.”

Dakich, 61, says it is primarily jealousy. Clark received a mega deal with Nike (price practically $30 mil) that features a signature sneaker … and her presence within the WNBA has additionally brought on record-breaking numbers throughout the board — TV scores, attendance, and jersey gross sales included.

In different phrases, Caitlin’s been topped the WNBA savior and the opposite gamers clearly do not prefer it. In reality, Dakich’s spouse Leigh, who coached Syracuse softball for many years, even instructed him that girls usually hate seeing different girls achieve sports activities.

“She said you will see incredible pettiness and jealousy,” Dakich stated. “We’re seeing a lot of that.”

On the finish of the day, a budget pictures on Clark are greater than only a “welcome to the WNBA, rookie” … and regardless of Fever common supervisor Lin Dunn lobbying the league to step in and defend their star, she’s nonetheless getting beat up.