There has been some growing pushback on Caitlin Clark’s flopping as of late, and her fans are also pushing back. One of the most vocal ones is Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy. When USA Today columnist Nancy Armour wrote a scathing article criticizing Clark over her flopping, Portnoy took to Twitter to fire back and demand that the publication fire her.
“Nothing screams coward like saying something utterly insane and being private so you can live in your little echo chamber pretending reality doesn’t exist. Fire this lady. Fire the editor who posted it. Fire the Usa Today for crimes against humanity,” he tweeted on Thursday.
Armour’s profile is private, and this did not sit well with the well-known pizza reviewer, who also wanted USA Today to fire the editor.
Armour wrote the article titled “Caitlin Clark’s flopping isn’t just annoying — it’s becoming dangerous” for the publication, and it slammed Clark’s flopping as it has had an effect off the court, with some fans sending racist messages and death threats to other WNBA players.
The controversy surrounding Caitlin Clark began when the Phoenix Mercury’s Alyssa Thomas seemingly hit Clark in the throat. Originally, there was no foul called, but the league soon turned it to a Flagrant 1. However, this soon sparked a firestorm from the Fever star’s fans who would decry every missed call regarding her, with some sending racist messages.
Caitlin Clark Critic Nancy Armour Doubles Down
As for Nancy Armour herself, she doubled down on her article regarding Caitlin Clark. She said that while her comparison of the backlash regarding Clark’s treatment to the murder of Emmett Till was “inartful,” she noted that people have been weaponizing the issue against African-Americans.
“I intended to connect the issues the WNBA is currently facing with its All-Star Game being hosted in Till’s hometown of Chicago. I obviously did not provide enough context for that,” she wrote on Thursday. “However, this point stands: There is a history in this country of perceived threats to white women being weaponized against African-Americans, and the danger that poses to Black players in the league. Players have been abused online and have reported receiving death threats. That has to be taken more seriously.”
The original article received a lot of backlash from Clark’s fans, as Dave Portnoy’s reaction has shown.
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