{"id":735596,"date":"2026-06-14T05:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T05:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/735596\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T05:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T05:36:11","slug":"foul-baiting-as-much-as-sga-wnba-analyst-blasts-caitlin-clarks-constant-whining-to-refs-as-a-hard-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/735596\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Foul-Baiting As Much as SGA\u2019 \u2014 WNBA Analyst Blasts Caitlin Clark\u2019s Constant \u2018Whining\u2019 to Refs As a \u2018Hard Watch\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark<\/a> had another historic outing in the team\u2019s recent overtime win over the Chicago Sky<\/a>. While the 24-year-old hit multiple big shots during the 114-106 victory, she continues to be scrutinized for her body language.<\/p>\n

Some of the Fever star\u2019s fans and critics feel her on-court behavior has become an issue, and analyst Jason Whitlock weighed in after watching her recent performance.<\/p>\n

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Jason Whitlock Criticizes Caitlin Clark, Compares Her to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/p>\n

Whitlock ripped Clark for her constant complaining to officials and unfavorably compared her style of play to that of Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.<\/p>\n

Clark had a near triple-double in the Fever\u2019s 114-106 OT win over the Sky, finishing the game with 32 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists. She made history in the process as she now holds the WNBA record for most games with at least 30 points and 10 assists.<\/p>\n

However, Whitlock wasn\u2019t focused on congratulating Clark; instead, he drew attention to her poor body language, specifically her animated complaint to a referee about what she believed was a missed foul call.<\/p>\n

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After Clark received a technical foul during the Sky matchup, Whitlock described her actions as a tantrum and compared her to reigning two-time NBA MVP Gilgeous-Alexander for seeking foul calls even with minimal contact.<\/p>\n

Whitlock slammed Clark<\/a> for her demeanor and constant referee complaints, writing, \u201cCaitlin Clark was a really hard watch yesterday. She\u2019s untouched here, throws a tantrum, draws a tech. Her body language all game awful. Foul-baiting as much as SGA. Hard watch.\u201d<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: \u2018You Have To Have Thick Skin\u2019 \u2014 Sophie Cunningham Reveals Pressure of Playing Under Fever, Caitlin Clark \u2018Microscope\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

He then challenged another narrative about Clark, namely that her opponents often go over the line while defending her and intentionally hurt her.<\/p>\n

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He claimed opponents used fewer questionable tactics<\/a> this season, which makes Clark\u2019s behavior look worse.<\/p>\n

Whitlock posted, \u201cI\u2019ve watched every game. I\u2019ve even rewatched a few. Here\u2019s what\u2019s changed this season. Caitlin\u2019s opponents, including Angel Reese<\/a>, haven\u2019t displayed much animus towards her. Here\u2019s what hasn\u2019t changed. Caitlin whining and demonstrating bad body language when anything goes wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clark took 15 free throws during the game vs. Chicago, which is an incentive for her to keep doing what she\u2019s doing, even if Whitlock and others find it hard to watch.<\/p>\n

The critique arrives right in the middle of an impressive statistical campaign for the former first overall pick. Clark is currently averaging 20.3 points and nearly 8 assists per game for the Fever.<\/p>\n

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MORE: \u2018The Most Unlikable Player in Basketball\u2019 \u2014 Analyst Blasts Caitlin Clark and Argues She\u2019s \u2018Never Gonna Win\u2019 in Scathing Rant<\/a><\/p>\n

Some of the most notable supporters of the two-time All-Star may start to lose patience with her, though she will likely continue trying to block out the ongoing noise and focus on keeping Indiana\u2019s season rolling.<\/p>\n

She poured in 25 points and added 5 assists to lead the Fever to an 85-75 victory over the Sun on Saturday, helping the Fever to a third consecutive win and pushing their overall record to 8-5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark had another historic outing in the team\u2019s recent overtime win over the Chicago…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":735597,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[724,264458,49,735,48,726,3458,2803,264457,3555,6002,6691,10879,82,630],"class_list":["post-735596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-angel-reese","tag-body-language","tag-ca","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-canada","tag-chicago-sky","tag-connecticut-sun","tag-indiana-fever","tag-jason-whitlock","tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","tag-phoenix-suns","tag-shai-gilgeous-alexander","tag-sophie-cunningham","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/735596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=735596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/735596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/735597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=735596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=735596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=735596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}