WNBA infuriates Caitlin Clark fans by SNUBBING Fever rookie in promo for playoffs
Caitlin Clark may be the biggest name entering the WNBA postseason, but the league itself strangely excluded her from a recent playoff promotion.
In preparation for the WNBA playoffs starting on Sunday, the official X account of the W an image shared on Thursday a preview of each upcoming first round match.
Although one player from each of the eight teams that participated in the playoffs was shown in the graph, it was Kelsey Mitchell, not Clark, who was chosen to represent the Indiana Fever.
Since Clark is expected to be the Rookie of the Year and has brought millions of new viewers to the WNBA, many fans were upset about the post.
“The turnout is huge, the arenas are sold out and you leave out the player responsible for the success? Bravo,” said one said.
The WNBA posted a graphic promoting the preseason, but Caitlin Clark wasn’t included
Clark has drawn millions of viewers to the competition and is expected to win the Rookie of the Year award
“Every day I learn a little more about why this league has been a complete failure since its inception,” said another added.
“The fact that Clark isn’t in this picture should prove to everyone that the WNBA is jealous of her success,” a third fan commented. agreed in.
On Friday, W posted another promotional image that did feature Clark, but she was on the far left and out of the spotlight.
‘Seriously Caitlin Clark in the background, she’s worth more than this whole f*****g competition,’ one angry fan comment given about her position in the photo.
“What a joke the WNBA is, who cares about all these other losers. She’s better than all of them put together.”
The W later posted another image showing Clark, but placing it far to the left
Clark finished the regular season averaging 19.2 points and 8.4 assists per game for the Fever
Earlier this week, Clarks fans criticized WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes for claiming the Fever guard — who finished the regular season averaging 19.2 points and 8.4 assists — was “not dominating” the league.
Angel Reese has also called out her followers for racism, claiming that some of them have racially abused her.
Clark has had a stellar debut season, setting the league record for most assists in a single season and leading the Fever to the playoffs.
The Fever were defeated in their final game of the regular season by the Washington Mystics, but enter the playoffs as a sixth seed.
Their best-of-three series against the Connecticut Sun begins Sunday at 3 p.m. Eastern Time.