Caitlin Clark’s fellow WNBA rookie Cameron Brink has backed the No. 1 overall Draft pick amid the backlash she’s faced during her start to life within the league.
The former Iowa star has endured a rollercoaster start to her WNBA career, including scrutiny over her race, sexuality and performance.
Most recently, Clark was brutally bodychecked by Chennedy Carter during her Indiana Fever team’s loss to Chicago Sky on Saturday. She only managed three points in the following game against the New York Liberty Sunday.
However, Brink, who faced Clark during the May 24 game between the Indiana Fever and LA Sparks which was billed as the matchup of the No. 1 and No. 2 picks, slammed the narrative that pitted veterans against rookies.
The 22-year-old insisted that there was too much pressure on the rookie class to perfectly adjust to professional life.
Cameron Brink (right) has defended Caitlin Clark (center) amid recent WNBA controversy
Brink was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks with the No. 2 overall pick in April’s Draft
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‘The most tired narrative is that the vets are against the rookies — this old-school versus new-school narrative — and the narrative that the rookies need to be perfect,’ Brink told UPROXX in a recent interview.
‘I feel like Caitlin Clark has that the worst right now, but even I get that. She had three points the other night [against New York on June 2]. I had three points the other night [against Indiana on May 28]. We’re expected to be perfect.
‘We were drafted to high-drafting teams coming off of losing seasons, which is fine. It’s a learning process. But people expect us to be perfect, and it’s freaking exhausting.
‘I feel like we learn how to tune it out, but still, it’s unrealistic, and it kind of just shows that people don’t know basketball.
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