Caitlin Clark called out the media for making “false characterizations” of her during an interview on Friday. However, her remarks earned further backlash from Elle Duncan, who took a Monica McNutt-like stance on the Fever star.
The Netflix sports anchor made her remarks on Clark during an appearance on The Sports Gossip Show on Wednesday, hitting back at the Fever star’s criticism of the media.
“I would love for it to be very clear to the people who think they are her fans but are using her, if she would say, ‘Stop that. I don’t want it. I’m tired of it,'” Duncan said.
“As opposed to what we’ve seen, which is the media makes up these narratives. The media makes up this discourse. That’s not true. The media highlights the stories, and they show it.”
Duncan’s remarks, however, earned a stern response from OutKick commentator Jon Root, who shared a clip of her comments and slammed the anchor for taking a similar stance to McNutt when discussing Clark.
“Elle Duncan, like Monica McNutt is trying to shame Caitlin Clark for calling out the media,” Root wrote via X (formerly Twitter). “Because she can’t accept they’re THE problem.
“The media has vilified Clark & her fans for YEARS. Duncan won’t call out the media & players that have mistreatment the golden goose. It’s a shame she’s the face of Netflix Sports.”
Root’s criticism stemmed from Duncan’s remarks, which he felt mirrored McNutt’s comments after the analyst said Clark lacked “accountability” earlier this week.
“This is what I will say: Caitlin Clark is 24; she’s a shining star in the galaxy of the WNBA,” McNutt said. “But I do think, as she continues to matriculate through this league, there’s room for a little bit more accountability and self-awareness.”
What did Caitlin Clark say about the media?
During an interview with ESPN’s Malika Andrews on Friday, Caitlin Clark offered her honest thoughts on the media. The guard criticized the media of spinning “false” narratives about her and writing pieces about her character without ever knowing her.
“I think there’s just like a false characterization of who I am sometimes,” Clark said. “I get it, like, as a reporter or as a blogger, like you can write an opinion piece and that’s your job and whatever.
“I get people have a job to do. But at the same time, like don’t make accusations about my character and who I am when you don’t know me.”
Clark slammed the media ahead of the All-Star weekend, where she made the All-Star starters for the third straight year.
Edited by Arian Kashyap
