Mychal Thompson, the former two-time NBA champion, has a fantastic term for what Caitlin Clark is going through.
Thompson, the father of NBA great Klay Thompson, went on OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich” this week and said that he had been a fan of Clark for several years. He also talked about how other WNBA players have treated former Iowa standout Clark negatively.
“Well, they don’t like Caitlin Clark,” Thompson remarked of other WNBA players. “Caitlin, I’ve noticed. I have followed her career since she was a sophomore at Iowa. And I recognize how different she was, how she approached the game. She played the game like Steph Curry. We had never saw a woman perform like that before. And I knew when she progressed in her college career. I used to tell all of my colleagues who weren’t interested women’s basketball. I remarked, “Hey, man, you should check out this girl in Iowa.” She shoots from the logo. She shoots from nearly halfway. Of course, she is different. And I was trying to emphasize for about a year, and she eventually caught on.
And the guys in our traveling party, who are largely opposed to women’s basketball, simply didn’t care for it, didn’t want to talk about it, and had no interest in it at all. Then they started watching Caitlin Clark and became attracted by her. They became fans of her and her game, as well as NBA novices.”
Thompson then disclosed how his “JEEP” acronym exactly describes what Clark is going through.
“Man, I tell you, she needs a Jeep endorsement or commercial because Jeep is an acronym I made up, or because of how she has been handled and not welcomed into the WNBA. Jeep. The acronym is Jeep, which stands for jealousy, envy, egos, and pettiness. That is how the women have treated her and the WNBA, particularly the old guard, the stars, because she commands so much attention and is the primary reason for the WNBA’s current fame and reputation. “And that drives the old guard insane.”
Clark is so popular that she was supposedly dropped off the Olympic team due to concerns about the amount of attention she would receive. The Indiana Fever rookie has also been targeted by opposing players this season.
Clark averages 16.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 7.8 assists, and 1.5 steals a game this season.
Mychal Thompson (nba vet and Klay’s dad) told his colleagues about Caitlin when she was still in Iowa. They didn’t watch wnba but became her fans after. Her impact 😭 pic.twitter.com/4Buy65hsey
— drafts (@drafts95452567) July 11, 2024
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