Why is Monica McNutt being called a Caitlin Clark hater? Understanding allegations of biased commentary from WNBA fans

Caitlin Clark has become a household name in a lot of WNBA fans’ homes after the Indiana Fever rookie’s stunning performances so far this season. Clark has been living up to the immense hype surrounding her as she entered the league off a record-breaking collegiate career. As a rookie, Clark is putting up great numbers that even some pros in the league can’t manage.

However, a few people have been critical of Clark for some time now. They have criticized the Fever rookie for not being consistent in her performances and failing in some areas of her game. ESPN’s Monica McNutt has been among Clark’s harshest critics.

She has tackled the hype around Clark, claiming that the Fever rookie is not the only reason for the WNBA’s success, and that many other athletes deserve the recognition she is getting now. Monica recently named Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese as her preferred pick for the Rookie of the Year award, arguing her case based on Reese leading the league in rebounds.

However, former NBA executive Haralabos Voulgaris tore apart her argument in a series of tweets explaining that Reese only led the league in rebounds, whereas Caitlin Clark is leading in every other metric. He argued that she is the obvious front-runner for the award instead.

WNBA fans accuse ESPN analyst of biased commentary against Caitlin Clark

WNBA fans have also accused McNutt of being biased in her analysis and commentary on the various shows she appears on. They have spoken about the apparent one-sided narrative the ESPN spokesperson has pushed on talk shows and her official X/Twitter handle.

Here are some of the reactions and opinions from fans regarding Monica McNutt’s supposed bias:

“The women that work on ESPN dislike Cait so much,” one fan said.

“If Carolyn Peck and Monica Mcnutt aren’t careful they’re really going to lose all credibility. They’re been moving goal posts and stretching the story for a month. WNBA Countdown is going to have viewers who don’t trust anything these women are saying,” @bri_the_RD said.

“It’s why they work on ESPN,” @WisemanC45 added.

Another fan took a different approach to McNutt’s statements:

“Someones gotta say it so it will be me; Because shes white. When you have a White Figure as the face of a Black Dominant league, people tend to target that 1 ”non relatable” player. If Clark was black this wouldn’t be an issue.”

While some fans blamed McNutt and others at ESPN for hating an apparent bias and hatred toward Caitlin Clark, some fans supported McNutt and hailed her for her analysis and opinions:

“No, they give credit to other excellent players in the WNBA,” @thisisaboutthat said.

“They have all praised her. To you folks, not worshipping her like you do equals dislike and hate,” @GLBSoccer said.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever (9-13) will be in action again on Wednesday against the Washington Mystics (5-17) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

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Edited by Veer Badani