Natasha Cloud Believes Targeting Narrative From Caitlin Clark’s Fans Is Just ‘Racism’

Let’s talk about Natasha Cloud and her take on the whole targeting narrative from Caitlin Clark’s fans. According to Cloud, Caitlin Clark taking several hard fouls last season is just ‘racism’ from her fans. Yes, you read that right – racism.

And you know what? It’s honestly sad and frustrating that even in this day and age, we still have to deal with some sort of racism. We’ve come a long way to push these narratives.

The Indiana Fever point guard also was the team’s most-talented player for long stretches of the season, leading to teams having strategies to limit her impact.

That involved more physical play against Clark at times, with her no doubt being roughed up throughout her transcendent campaign, where she won Rookie of the Year and finished fourth in MVP voting.

Cloud, who played for the Phoenix Mercury last season and is now a member of the Connecticut Sun, did not see a problem with how Clark was treated.

‘It’s just a part of the game. There was no targeting, there was no nothing. That narrative that got spun into, “Oh, the vets hate the rookies. The rookies hate the vets. The vets are going after certain players.” It’s all bulls***,’ Cloud said on the Pivot Podcast. ‘If I’m just going to be frank, it’s all bulls***. What it is is racism.’

‘It gets blown up into, “Oh, they’re going after Caitlin Clark.” But, no, we’re just playing one of the best players that’s in this league the way that any other best player or franchise player has been played.’

‘The craziness that came with the new fandom was rooted in something other than fandom, and I think that was very evident across the board. In a lot of ways, it has not been about basketball.’

Do you think Natasha Cloud has a point in saying the targeting narrative from Caitlin Clark’s fans is racism?

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