Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman would not have been as diplomatic as Caitlin Clark was after getting hip-checked by Chennedy Carter.
Lieberman, 65, appeared on FanDuel TV’s “Run It Back” on Wednesday and was asked about her reaction to the hard foul from Saturday’s game between the Fever and Sky.
“Well, if I were Caitlin Clark, I would’ve punched her in the face. I’m from New York and I would’ve told her to f–k off,” Lieberman said.
“That would actually cure the problem. I’ve known Chennedy since she was in high school here in Dallas. She’s a tough kid, she’s a really good basketball player, she’s gonna come after you because she’s very physical — which is OK.
“But damn, where is Caitlin Clark’s teammates? I’d be pissed as s–t at my teammates if nobody came to my defense.”
Lieberman, who played in the WNBA when the league launched late in her basketball career and later coached the Detroit Shock, continued to say that Wayne Gretzky had an enforcer on his teams and Michael Jordan had Charles Oakley to defend him when they played together on the Bulls.
“Honestly this is bulls–t. This has to be better. Indiana has to be better. Somebody has to come to this kid’s [defense],” Lieberman continued.
She spoke about how Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods changed the economics of their respective sports when they came onto the scene.
“People need to thank Caitlin Clark for being that generational athlete that is making them wealthy,” Lieberman said.
“They will have generational wealth. They would not have chartered airplanes without her. They wouldn’t have been on TV. I know the WNBA has worked hard over the last 27-28 years, but they weren’t doing this [type of publicity] with the [previous] greats.”