ESPN’s Pat McAfee claims he has been enlightened by God and that’s why he stopped bringing up Caitlin Clark on the network after he used foul language when describing the WNBA star.
On Wednesday’s episode of his eponymous show, which aired concurrently with The Rich Eisen Show, the former Colts punter hinted that Faith had told him not to talk about Clark, despite her stellar debut season with the Fever.
“Well… the universe told me not to talk about her,” McAfee said. “God came in and was like, ‘You know what, bro? You’re probably going to go ahead and stop it.’
Eisen then asked McAfee why the “universe” was giving him a sign that he should stop mentioning Clark during his weekly debriefings on live television.
“Because I’m an idiot,” McAfee said.
Pat McAfee said he felt compelled by God himself to stop talking about Caitlin Clark on ESPN
Earlier this year, McAfee called Clark a “white bitch” during a debate over her early season performance compared to that of Angel Reese in an opening segment of his show.
He later apologized.
“I shouldn’t have used ‘white bitch’ to describe Caitlin Clark,” McAfee wrote on X.
“Regardless of the context… even if we’re talking about race as a reason for certain events… I have too much respect for her and women to put that out into the world.”
He continued: “My intentions when I said it were complimentary, as was the whole segment, but a lot of people are saying I definitely wasn’t. That’s 100 percent my fault and for that I apologize…
Clark is often mentioned in sensitive conversations about race because of her rivalry with Angel Reese
“I also sent my apologies to Caitlin. Everything else I said… is still allllll facts.”
Clark has been on a roll since the WNBA’s two-week hiatus ended following the Olympics, where the U.S. women’s basketball team won gold.
She broke a nearly 30-year-old record for most assists by a rookie in the Fever’s 92-75 win over the Seattle Storm.
Clark finished with 23 points and her nine assists brought her total to 231 for the season, the most for a rookie since Ticha Penicheiro scored 225 for the Sacramento Monarchs, one of the league’s original eight franchises.