Analyst Fabricating Olivia Miles Record to Undercut Caitlin Clark Sparks Backlash – “How Do These People Have Jobs”

Fans believe a media campaign is in play to promote other players ahead of Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark .

Analyst Fabricating Olivia Miles Record to Undercut Caitlin Clark Sparks Backlash – “How Do These People Have Jobs”

Caitlin Clark and Olivia Miles (Image via Coach Markus/Pop Base/X)

Olivia Miles has helped cement the opinion that true point guards can be more than just passers. The other superstar player at that position, Caitlin Clark, came in with her scoring as the most obvious statistic, but then proved to the world how good her passing is.

The former is creating a lot of highlight reels this season with her exceptional passes, which has helped the Minnesota Lynx make the most of what would have been a down year until Napheesa Collier returned.

That has vaulted her into MVP considerations behind A’ja Wilson, with many citing that the TCU alum is a primary reason for her team leading the league.

However, Clark has been exceptional, both on the scoring front and in passing, as she is currently third and first in those categories. That is why fans questioned how certain members of the media are putting Miles ahead of her in the MVP race.

There have been instances where some podcasters and media personnel have trumped Fever teammate Kelsey Mitchell as an MVP candidate over Clark. This prompted fans to question how those narratives are created, considering that the veteran’s epic performances are a result of defenses focusing on the point guard, leaving Mitchell with a clear advantage.

Olivia Miles has also made her mark this season, setting the all-time WNBA rookie assist record. She’s been doing it with a flash.

Zena Keita said

This was Zena Keita, speaking on No Offseason, the Athletic’s women’s basketball show, claiming that Olivia Miles has set the all-time rookie assist record. However, as per the WNBA, the Lynx guard’s numbers are nowhere close to what Caitlin Clark recorded in her rookie season.

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Fans tear into Zena Keita for using fake records to undermine Caitlin Clark

This was not the first time that a podcaster or analyst has either intentionally or unknowingly mixed up records to promote other players ahead of Caitlin Clark.

But when fans noticed how Zena Keita leaned into the assist record with emphasis, they lost it. Fans now had further proof that the WNBA media was intentionally on track to undermine the Indiana Fever superstar, even though the statistics say otherwise. They took to social media to tear into Keita, examples of which are below.

Fans understand that some analysts could get the statistics wrong. Mistakes do happen, but in this case, they believe that it was not a mistake. The repeated attempts to disregard Caitlin Clark’s impact, both literally and on-court performance, have been evident.

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Zena Keita apologizes for getting Caitlin Clark’s stats wrong

This podcast episode was first published a couple of days ago. But fans only noticed once this clip appeared on social media. Then, fans started targeting Zena Keita on X for brandishing a fake stat to undermine Caitlin Clark.

Caitlin Clark battling Olivia Miles
Clark battling Miles (Image via Jason/X)

That led her to claim that it was a ‘simple misspeak,’ as she was trying to suggest that Olivia Miles had broken the Minnesota Lynx rookie assist record. However, fans quickly used community notes to point out that the record was set more than a month before this podcast.

Then, they pointed out that the other players Keita used to trump Miles’ record had never played for the Lynx. Therefore, this was an intentional effort to promote the Lynx rookie while disregarding Clark’s achievements. This led the analyst to post an apology.

And for what it is worth, I AM genuinely sorry for unintentionally sharing a bad stat. My producers and I should have caught that before posting and will do better moving forward.

Zena Keita wrote on X

Since this apology, some have come to Zena Keita’s defense, suggesting that she is not speaking out of racial bias. However, fans remain unconvinced, since the Athletic host has this season suggested that the Fever should start Raven Johnson over Caitlin Clark.

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