Shaquille O’Neal admits that WNBA players are probably jealous of the attention Caitlin Clark gets.
However, the legendary NBA big man believes that it’s common across sports. It’s something that Clark has to go through, in his mind. But O’Neal thinks that Clark should probably change the way she carries herself, too.
O’Neal believes that Clark needs to get more physical and start fighting back when opposing players are going at her in a tough way.
“There’s girls that are going, ‘You don’t talk about me like that, you talk about her.’ You gotta take advantage of that opportunity. You have to go at who they think the best is. If you got other people coming at her, then it is what it is. Once she gets through this next year and keeps playing the way she’s playing, they’ll have no choice but to love and accept it,” O’Neal said to Fox News Digital. “But this is what we call rites of passage. We don’t just let youngsters come in and take over because they’re getting all the props from the media.
“Caitlin’s a tough cookie. She’ll be able to get over it. Angel’s throwing ‘bows, talking smack, letting everyone know, ‘I’m not scared.’ Caitlin’s probably gotta do a little more of that.”
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Clark ignored the physical play on Sunday night. Sky guard DiJonai Carrington made clear contact with Clark after a 3-pointer. However, Clark brushed it aside and continued to play her game.
It ended up working out for Clark.
The WNBA star had 37 points and 10 assists in the blowout win over the Chicago Sky. The Indiana Fever improved to 25-14 on the season with the Sunday night victory.
