The 2024 WNBA season is back on following a break for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Just like before the break, all anyone seems to want to do is talk about Caitlin Clark.
That is, except for her WNBA opponents.
Clark and the Indiana Fever have been red-hot since returning to the court. Following a win over the Phoenix Mercury, Indiana blew out the Seattle Storm 92-75 on Sunday.
Things got a little chippy during the game, with the Storm’s Skylar Diggins-Smith seemingly going out of her way to bump Clark in a moment of frustration as well as opposing coaches Christie Sides and Noelle Quinn having a heated conversation.
After the game, Storm star Jewell Loyd was asked by Storm Chasers’ Jeff Brown what she thought of Clark’s growth as a rookie so far. Loyd took the opportunity to talk about just about everyone except Clark.
I asked Jewell Loyd what growth she’s seen from Caitlin Clark from the beginning of the season until now. She had no interest in talking about that and praised Nika Mühl and Jordan Horston instead. #WNBA
— Storm Chasers (@WNBAStormChaser) August 18, 2024
“I’m gonna talk about our rookies,” Loyd said. “Nika [Muhl] has been great. She’s been awesome, putting that work in. [Second-year forward] Jordan [Horston] has been phenomenal too. Her second year of her growth. Our focus is on our team, and what we need to do as a community to be better. I feel like what this group has in the locker room has made us better.”
Asked about Caitlin Clark’s growth, Jewell Loyd (2015 WNBA ROY) opts to talks about Storm rookies, adding “our focus is our team…” pic.twitter.com/W6DQ9q8152
— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) August 18, 2024
Loyd caught flak in some circles for what was perceived as a petty way to talk around Clark. However, in others, she was praised for shifting the conversation to her own teammates rather than discussing an opponent who, to be fair, has been discussed to death.
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Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Managing Editor for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.