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Sheryl Swoopes Removed From WNBA Broadcast Amid Caitlin Clark Backlash
Sheryl Swoopes Removed From WNBA Broadcast Amid Caitlin Clark Backlash

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Sheryl Swoopes Removed From WNBA Broadcast Amid Caitlin Clark Backlash


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Sheryl Swoopes was pulled from Sunday’s Indiana Fever vs Dallas Wings matchup by NBA TV.

Swoopes was removed as sports analyst because of her unprofessional behavior toward WNBA Rookie of the Year and possible MVP Caitlin Clark.

Swoopes, 53, confirmed that she would not be working the game at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.

“Not today Satan,” she replied to a fan on X.com before the Fever’s 100-93 win over the Wings.

Swoopes was replaced by WNBA icon Nancy Lieberman. Lieberman, 66, had high praise for Clark during Sunday’s broadcast.

“What Caitlin Clark is doing for the game is generational. As a baller to a baller… I wanna say thank you to you, Caitlin Clark, for lifting our game up. You and so many great players, what you’re doing is going to make all these women multi-millionaires one day. Like Tiger [Woods] did. Like Michael Jordan did. And we shouldn’t hate on her. We should celebrate her.”

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Swoopes faced backlash from Clark’s fans after she defended Diamond DeShields’s hard foul on Clark during the Indiana Fever’s 100-81 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday.

Swoopes tweeted in support of DeShields after the game.

During a February appearance on former NBA player Gilbert Arenas’ YouTube podcast, Swoopes incorrectly said Clark was a 25-year-old beating up on 20-year-old players in college.

Swoopes also claimed 22-year-old Clark needed 5 years to break the NCAA’s all-time scoring record due to the COVID pandemic.

Near the end of the video below, Swoopes suddenly realized that Clark broke the scoring record in her 4th year at Iowa.

A Reddit.com user wrote: “I do not remember a single instance of an announcer being pulled from a game due to a beef or even perceived beef with a player. This is wild.”

A user on X.com said it would be a shame if Swoopes tarnished her WNBA legacy by hating on Clark who has nothing but respect for her elders.

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Swoopes (pictured in Miami in July 1996) was the first player signed to the WNBA when it launched in 1997. She is a WNBA champion, a 3X WNBA MVP, a Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer and an Olympic gold medalist.



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