Praise for Kim Mulkey and LSU’s champions. Praise for Caitlin Clark and her NCAA record-setting run for Iowa. Praise for the elevation of the women’s game to...
”I’m too hood, I’m too ghetto, y‘all told me that all year,” Reese said. “But when other people do it, y’all don’t say anything. Twitter’s gonna go on a rage. I’m just happy I helped grow the women’s game.”
And that’s really what the fallout from Sunday’s championship was about. Take any major sporting event — your average NFL playoff game, for example — and the chatter the next 24 hours is rarely about who won. It’s about who didn’t win the right way, how badly the losing team choked and why the referees were so awful..
With so many players in foul trouble — Clark and Reese included — fans from both teams were riled up all afternoon. So when the end came, and Reese followed Clark around the court longer than she needed to while taunting her, the Iowa side exploded. Sentiments did not always break down along the predictable racial or political lines.
Otherwise, the controversy is all good for the women’s game. The ratings for the ABC broadcast, even for an afternoon game, are likely to shine. Consider the fact that the women don’t leave college to turn pro after one season. Reese will be back at LSU next season. Clark will return to Iowa. If there’s no rematch already on the schedule, can we please, please get one?Clark is one of the most fascinating players I have seen in sports.
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