WNBA Players Voting Caitlin Clark 11th-Best Guard Draws Candace Parker’s Ire: “Y’all Need to Go to a Therapist”

Last year, WNBA players voted Caitlin Clark the ninth-best guard in the league when handed out All-Star forms.

WNBA Players Voting Caitlin Clark 11th-Best Guard Draws Candace Parker’s Ire: “Y’all Need to Go to a Therapist”

Candace Parker and Caitlin Clark (Image via FirstSportz)

Aside from the Alyssa Thomas Incident, fans were drawn to the WNBA after Caitlin Clark was voted the 11th-best guard by her peers in the All-Star voting process.

This happened after the league sent out forms to its players, where they were asked to list who they felt were the best among guards and forwards this season.

Other than the fact that less than half of the players responded, it still came as a surprise when the Indiana Fever superstar was named 11th-best. She has missed three games this season. But despite that, her numbers should have placed her in the top five at least.

The 24-year-old is third overall in scoring, second in assists, and ranks ninth-best among guards when it comes to grabbing rebounds. Therefore, it came as a surprise when her peers felt she was not good enough to be ranked higher.

People need to look in the mirror and realize you’ve got some insecurities if you’re sitting down and putting Caitlin Clark as the 11th-best guard. Y’all need to go to a therapist.

Candace Parker said

Other than the fact that fans and even congressmen noticed this apparent attempt to disrespect her, the Hall of Famer believes that players need to get their minds checked if they strongly believe that Caitlin Clark is not among the top three best guards in the league.

Candace Parker‘s reaction suggests that she understands how jealous and petty most of the players are in the league. To rank someone that high statistically, that low proved what fans have been accusing players of.

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After talking about her 11th-best guard ranking, Candace Parker, and her Post Moves podcast co-host Aliyah Boston moved on to discuss the Alyssa Thomas incident and the entire discourse surrounding it.

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert (Image via W Core/X)

I am holding the league responsible for not coming out and condemning it. There’s gotta be some sort of a way to come out and make it, and not have to be so delayed in making just commonsense statements.

Candace Parker said

This was the three-time champion making it clear that the league was at fault for not proactively asking the play to be reviewed and handing out the appropriate punishment.

She believes that the entire discourse came about only because the league took its time to take action against the incident. Had they taken a stand, this discourse would not have blown out of proportion.

There was a clear indication that fans were seething with anger once clips of that incident became public. Two years ago, other players faced similar harassment from the hands of radical fans.

Now that Alyssa Thomas and her fiancé faced death threats, Parker believes that the league has already lost the plot. They had all the indications but did not take the steps necessary to avoid it.

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A congressional group has already sent a warning letter to the WNBA, letting them know that any further ‘acts of violence’ against Caitlin Clark would result in a possible investigation from the Department of Justice.

Agree totally.

Chris Evert wrote on X

This was the tennis legend supporting whatever the great commentator Dick Vitale said about the two-time WNBA All-Star. He believes that she is being targeted by her peers, and the league should protect her.

Chris Evert has usually been supportive of Clark and the WNBA. But she, too, felt that other players being extremely physical with the Fever superstar is a clear sign that there is a lot of resentment amongst them.

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