Caitlin Clark may have moved past WNBA hazing with win over Mercury

Caitlin Clark, America's most popular women's basketball player, won her first victory over a WNBA team with a winning record in a sellout crowd of 17,071. Clark's victory lifted a niche sport into the mainstream, despite facing jealousy and pettiness from her professional peers. The game featured a grudging level of respect between Clark and Mercury star Diana Taurasi, who had predicted a "reality check" in Clark's rookie season. Clark's victory may have moved past WNBA hazing and hating, allowing the league and its most popular player to grow and soar together.

[@erthmthr]

It’s time to play like professionals, Caitlin is worthy of the attention & she shares the light on all the players when she plays.

[@RobertDalimonte-ew7rl]

It would be a much better thing,Caitlin Clark getting the respect she's due!

[@PatrickEmerson-tz1yz]

I hate these computer generated voices.

[@tomhitchcock8195]

Your AI voice can’t pronounce names correctly

[@kennymwalker]

truely admire how griner and taurasi met with caitlin,shared hugs and talk b4 the game,also respect to the players of the sun that seen caitlibn stop the ball from hitting onbe of their plkayers while the girls back was turned,mercury showed class b4 during and after game,yes their was hard hitting and pushing etc,it happens in a high contact sport but it doesnt change the fact that these women played as pros not a thug mob