Four-time WNBA champion and Naismith Dedication Ball Lobby of Famer Sheryl Swoopes seemed to work up a media firestorm a couple of months prior when she offered a few comments about Caitlin Clark.
Swoopes was a visitor on the “Gil’s Field” webcast, which is co-facilitated by previous NBA player Gilbert Fields, last October. At that point, it was turning out to be increasingly more possible that Clark could outperform Kelsey Plum’s NCAA ladies’ b-ball all-time scoring record eventually during the 2023-24 season.
During the discussion with Fields, Swoopes stated that Clark had proactively utilized a Coronavirus additional extended time of qualification, hence inferring that the Iowa star profited from playing “extra” games during her quest for the record. The case was subsequently demonstrated to be wrong.
Swoopes additionally offered erroneous expressions about Clark’s age, recommending she was 25 years of age and contending with school b-ball players who were nearer to the age of 20. Swoopes likewise guaranteed that Clark was endeavoring a normal of 40 shots each game.
