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Former WNBA star Candice Parker spoke about the physical Indiana Fever Star Kate Rinklerk She dealt with it compared to when she first joined the league with the Los Angeles Sparks.
Clark was involved in some scraps in his first year WNBA. The number of incidents begged the question whether she was targeted because of the jealousy of the attention she received.
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Las Vegas Ace forward Candice Parker is about to pass the ball on 4 June 2023 by Queen Egbo of Indiana Fever Center defending at Gainbridge Field House in Indianapolis. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Usa Today Sports)
But Parker explained Jemele Hill’s podcast “Spolitics” His tough play in the WNBA was “part of the game.”
“When you’re a generational talent, I say it with Diana [Taurasi]Maya [Moore]me, Brenna Stewart, Kaeltin Clark, Aja Wilson – you will experience physicality. The scouting report is to stop you, a lot of that is to be physical,” Parker said. Yeah. Did I have a rookie coming in and take another shot for me, or did I get a hard foul? surely. It’s part of the game. ”
Parker suggested there was a greater question as to how WNBA physicality was received among new television audiences.
“Now I think it’s an act of balancing society and what women expect and what they need for sports,” she said. “And for a long time they were contradictory, and the women in society were getting stronger, but they were thought to be too strong. I don’t want to gain weight in college, I remember power cleaning. And now, as you know, I’m b—, who am I going to see my muscles?”
Los Angeles’ Candice Parker smiles before being named MVP on July 27, 2013 after the WNBA All-Star Game at Mohegan Sun Arena in Casville, Connecticut. (Danny Wild-Usa Today Sports)
“I think it’s a player from another generation who willingly take on social issues with women. I think we’re seeing social media explode as a result and wanting to follow women.
With Clark Angel Wreath They developed each other’s renowned history, dating back to the 2023 national championship between Iowa and LSU.
Their stories have been strongly compared to rivals, magical Johnson and Larry Bird, grown in the NBA, which helped to increase the league’s audience.
However, Parker stopped making comparisons.
“I think you’re comparing apples to oranges,” she said. “Katelyn Clark and Angel Reese, it’s like what we’re doing. They like to compare magic and birds.
On June 16, 2024, Kate Linklark of Indiana Fever and Angel Reese of Chicago Sky during a match at Gainbridge Field House in Indianapolis. (Emily Chin/Getty Images)
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“I’m not in that. I’m not in comparison. I think there’s a lot of things Angel can improve, and it improves in the situation she’s in.
Connor McGahan of Fox News contributed to this report.
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