{"id":60388,"date":"2025-06-04T04:18:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T03:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=60388"},"modified":"2025-06-04T04:19:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T03:19:01","slug":"lets-keep-it-about-basketball-candace-parker-weighs-in-on-caitlin-clark-era-defends-wnbas-growth-amid-narrative-divide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lets-keep-it-about-basketball-candace-parker-weighs-in-on-caitlin-clark-era-defends-wnbas-growth-amid-narrative-divide\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLet\u2019s Keep It About Basketball\u201d \u2013 Candace Parker Weighs In on Caitlin Clark Era, Defends WNBA\u2019s Growth Amid Narrative Divide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The WNBA today looks vastly different from just a few years ago. The Caitlin Clark effect has taken over the league and has brought immense growth and viewership. However, certain factions have voiced resentment over the league&rsquo;s current direction, while few have openly supported it.<\/p><p>Many players and WNBA legends have expressed their frustration time and again due to a Clark led WNBA narrative. While many NBA players and analysts have timely showed their support to Caitlin Clark and what she has done for the league.<\/p><p>WNBA legend Candace Parker threw some light on to the controversial conversation. In a recent appearance with Stephen A. Smith, she took a neutral stance and suggested the WNBA is thriving right now.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\"I'm asked so many times if I'm resentful in any type of way for where the WNBA is right now. My job was to leave the game better than I came into it. &hellip; I think that the WNBA as a whole is in an amazing place.\"<br><br>&mdash;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Candace_Parker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@Candace_Parker<\/a> on the current state of the WNBA <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/69WDAZtQ98\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/69WDAZtQ98<\/a><\/p>&mdash; First Take (@FirstTake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirstTake\/status\/1929930883244437989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>June 3, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Candace Parker said, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m asked so many times if I&rsquo;m resentful in any type of way for where the WNBA is right now. My job was to leave the game better than I came into it. You think Cheryl Miller is resentful for me that I had a league to play in?<\/p><p>No. She&rsquo;s being the mentor that she is, and she&rsquo;s supporting and loving, and I&rsquo;m doing the same for Caitlin Clark and all the women in the WNBA. The key is: Let&rsquo;s keep it about basketball. That&rsquo;s my thing. And when we do that, then we&rsquo;re able to really grow the game and what it represents, so I think the WNBA as a whole is in an amazing place.&rdquo;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Candace Again Downplays Clark Treatment<\/h2><p>Though Candace Parker&rsquo;s latest comments expressed support for the league&rsquo;s growth and the stars driving it forward. However, the WNBA legend a week ago again downplayed the Caitlin Clark on-court treatment and the controversy surrounding it.<\/p><p>Since entering the league, the Indiana Fever guard has faced rough physical play and aggressive on-court challenges. The league wide posture has continued against Clark with the new season as well.<\/p><p>Candace Parker on the controversy said, &ldquo;Star players aren&rsquo;t ever treated fairly. When you watch NBA or men&rsquo;s college, star players get any call. In the W, they don&rsquo;t care. There are no hand check calls. Freedom of movement is different.&rdquo;<\/p><p>Caitlin Clark is currently recovering from a left quadriceps strain. She is out from action for at least one more week. Her absence has triggered a steep decline in WNBA ratings, coupled with lower attendance figures in arenas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parker walks the fine line between support and scrutiny amid rising tensions in the WNBA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":60391,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[49,332,80],"class_list":["post-60388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wnba","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-candace-parker","tag-indiana-fever"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s Keep It About Basketball&rdquo; &ndash; Candace Parker Weighs In on Caitlin Clark Era, Defends WNBA&rsquo;s Growth Amid Narrative Divide - 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