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Caitlin Clark facing unwanted pushback: ‘She’s Jeremy Lin’

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22)

Caitlin Clark is widely considered the face of the WNBA. She has helped drive unprecedented viewership for the league since the Indiana Fever drafted her No. 1 in 2024. Fans continue to flock to arenas to watch her play or follow her on social media to stay updated with her off-court activities.

Injuries limited the superstar guard to 13 games last season due to groin, ankle and quad injuries. However, Indiana still reached the second round of the playoffs despite Clark watching from the bench. She has since fully recovered and already played in the Fever’s first two games this year.

The Iowa product averages 22.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 8.0 assists, and 1.0 steals, although she’s only 3-for-16 from beyond the arc.


Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22)
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates in the second half against the Dallas Wings.

Sports analyst compares Caitlin Clark to Jeremy Lin

Tyrone Johnson delivered a hot take on Wednesday. The sports analyst explained why he believes Clark is not the best player in the WNBA. He also compared the 24-year-old’s early run of success to that of former New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin.

“The Caitlin Clark thing is over because she’s not the best player in the WNBA,” Johnson said on “The Craig Carton Show.” “She’s not the best guard in the WNBA. She’s not even the best guard from her college class because that’s Paige Bueckers, who plays for Dallas and beat them in the season opener.

“… This could be a situation where we look back on Caitlin Clark and we’re not going to look back on her like she’s Michael Jordan. She’s Jeremy Lin. This is just ‘Linsanity.’ She’s going to fumble this, and it’s because of two things. When we look back on this, we’ll go: this girl had the world by the balls. She had everybody loving her. People who hate women’s sports were tuning in just for her, and we’re going to look at Jeremy Lin and look at her and find out that, at the end of the day, it was the exact same thing.”


Lin rose to fame in the 2011-12 NBA season. He transitioned from a bench player to delivering iconic moments in February 2012. The undrafted guard recorded historical numbers and led the Knicks to a seven-game winning streak against top-tier NBA teams. He remained in the league until 2019, securing a lucrative deal along the way. However, fans will remember him most for his “Linsanity” run, which broke cultural barriers.

Meanwhile, Clark has a chance to prove Johnson wrong. She is in her third WNBA season and remains the most-watched player in the league. If she leads Indiana to a title soon, she could very well enter the greatest of all time conversations.

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