ESPN’s Pat McAfee faces backlash after calling WNBA star Caitlin Clark a ‘White b*tch’

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ESPN host Pat McAfee is facing backlash after he called WNBA star Caitlin Clark a “White b*tch” during a rant on his show Monday while praising her accomplishments in the women’s basketball league.

In a lengthy segment, McAfee argued that it is Clark and Clark alone who is behind the WNBA’s surge in popularity this year, contending that some have argued that it’s because she’s a White player that she’s become so popular. McAfee, the former NFL punter turned shock jock, argued that is not the case, outlining Clark’s dominant television ratings, ticket sales and jersey sales in a game show-style segment he called, “Guess Which WNBA Rookie.

analyst Kim Adams wrote on X. “Interested to see how WNBA reporter Alexa Philippou wrote on X, shortly after the segment aired. “Beyond unacceptable,” wrote The Athletic reporter and NBC sports analyst Nicole Auerbach. “Referring to Caitlin Clark as ‘the white b*tch for Indiana.’ That’s beyond being too comfortable. Just totally unacceptable,” former

declined to comment to CNN on the matter. The Indiana Fever did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The backlash wasn’t the first time McAfee has caused headaches for

 

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