Clark condemns ‘harassment’ as WNBA players face a surge of online threats | National Sports

Caitlin Clark has seen enough of the social media hatred that she, her Fever teammates, coaches and opposing WNBA players get.

“I’ve said up here and said before, the harassment, the hate, none of that is OK,” Clark said at practice Friday. “That goes for the opposing team we play, that goes for my teammates, that goes for my coaches. There should never be question of character. None of that is OK, and I don’t want anybody to ever experience that.”

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