Journalist Propping Olivia Miles Over Caitlin Clark in MVP Debate Angers Fans – “Couldn’t Write the Bias More Perfectly”

Olivia Miles and Caitlin Clark are trailing A'ja Wilson in the race to become the 2026 regular-season MVP.

Journalist Propping Olivia Miles Over Caitlin Clark in MVP Debate Angers Fans – “Couldn’t Write the Bias More Perfectly”

Olivia Miles and Caitlin Clark are battling in the MVP race (Image via EK Johnson/HHMee/X)

With the 2026 WNBA regular season a few games away from coming to a close, the race for several awards is heating up. Caitlin Clark has been on a tear over the last two months, which has led many to believe that she is a viable candidate to win MVP.

The Iowa native is currently averaging 22.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 8.3 assists per game. That places her third in the scoring column, while she sits atop the assists column.

If not for perennial MVP A’ja Wilson‘s otherworldly domination on both ends of the floor, the Indiana Fever superstar would have been in the running to win the award.

She has had some outstanding scoring performances, while also looking to set her teammates up to add points. The latter effort has helped teammate Kelsey Mitchell have a career season.

However, some members of the media have been trying to prop Olivia Miles into the MVP race. They claim that the rookie is the reason the Minnesota Lynx is leading the league by a good margin.

Fans have argued that the 2024 runner-up is a good team regardless of her impact. But it seems others in the media have also begun to follow the line that the TCU alum is firmly in the race, with Caitlin Clark third.

The latest was Annie Costabile, who noted in her article that Miles is second in the running behind Wilson. But also mentioned that Clark will ‘need a campaign to heat up around her case.’

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Fans tear into journalist for biased opinion on Caitlin Clark

While fans generally appreciate an objective opinion, many took offense to this article. They felt that Annie Costabile was clearly biased towards Olivia Miles, as she wrote nothing but praise about the rookie.

On the other hand, they found that the journalist used a lot of words to find criticism in Caitlin Clark’s game, when she is clearly responsible for both uplifting the Fever and her teammates in their run up the ladder.

Fans alleged that this is another example of how the media is out with an agenda, creating narratives to ensure voters lean into their discourse and stop Clark from getting the MVP award. Check out examples of those reactions below.

To Annie Costabile’s credit, some of the criticisms she detailed about why Caitlin Clark is behind Olivia Miles in the MVP race are justified; fans felt that they have seen too many examples of how the media are collectively trying to find fault in the former’s game.

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Former SportsCenter host bats for Caitlin Clark’s MVP race

While fans believe the media is actively campaigning against Caitlin Clark, someone who is no longer with mainstream media decided to bat for her.

Caitlin Clark impacts more than 40% of Fever's points
Caitlin Clark impacts more than 40% of Fever’s points (Image via CC 22 Stats/X)

Nobody touches the ball more than her; the offense goes through her… She creates, either with her assists or with her scoring: 40.5 points. That’s how much she impacts the game… It’s not most stats per player. It’s most valuable player.

Linda Cohn said on Yahoo Sports

The former SportsCenter host pointed out that there is no doubt that A’ja Wilson is in a class of her own. This season, her stats may have been monumental, but Clark’s importance to the Fever should be what is used to measure her impact.

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