“I don’t give two sh*ts”. That’s USA head coach Cheryl Reeve for you when asked to spare a thought or two about the fandom of this year’s No.1 overall draft pick. Following this, she not only had to deal with her team’s loss but also was brutally trolled on social media for her alleged hostility towards the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer. Now, an eminent American basketball analyst has expressed equivalent emotions toward her.

Caitlin Clark has exchange with Vanessa Bryant, daughters at All-Star Game

“The Caitlin Clark effect is real”. This was the initial reaction of Fox Sports Radio’s Doug Gottlieb when he found that the viewership of this year’s WNBA game took a surge of around 2 million people. However, that wasn’t the only deduction from him during his recent podcast. Soon after, he shifted his attention toward the recent comments of the Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve which has, in some light, been perceived as negative towards the impact created by Caitlin Clark. He said on Fox Sports Radio, “I can’t stand Cheryl Reeve. I think she comes across as, well, I think you know what the word is.”

The quote of this year’s WNBA All-Star MVP Arike Ogunbowale, “Women’s basketball, in general, and a lot of things, in general, are political,” provides some grounds as to why Caitlin Clark’s snub for the Paris Olympics put a target on the back of Team USA’s head coach. As it turns out, she is now at the receiving end of constant flak on social media, which is based purely on the assumption that she holds some sense of enmity against the rookie. On top of that, a lot of it has to do with her cryptic response to the WNBA which included a hashtag “the W is more than one player”. This controversial turn of events took place during the preseason days of the WNBA this year.

Apparently, this is not the only reason why Cheryl Reeve is in some bad books of passionate basketball followers. Evidently, a similar reaction was evoked out of Jackie Young’s supporters after Team USA’s exhibition clash against Germany. This is with reference to the limited time the veteran spent on the hardwood in spite of such an impactful contribution.

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Later, Gottlieb also accused Reeve of holding some insecurities. He further added, “I don’t understand what her deal is other than some massive, massive insecurity. She is the embodiment of what’s wrong with, what’s hard with women in the workplace.”

However, it seemed like the water was under the bridge between Caitlin Clark and Cheryl Reeve after the Minnesota and Indiana Fever matchup.

Cheryl Reeve’s outlook on Caitlin Clark

The Lynx road loss saw Reeve acknowledging Caitlin Clark. The 57-year-old didn’t mince her words while accepting her defeat, courtesy of another Clark special. Reeve expressed, “Everybody knows that the reason why our teams around the league are having sellouts is because Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are coming to town”.

Her statements are a result of the 18,978 fans turning up for the Lynx-Fever clash. Interestingly, these numbers show the support that Caitlin Clark and Co. garnered on a road game.

The negative opinions continue to come Cheryl Reeve’s way. And, Caitlin Clark is not the WNBA star whose fans are keeping her in the firing lines. It will be interesting to see her response to all this adversity.