Diana Taurasi’s Cryptic Comments on Caitlin Clark Got Rival WNBA HC Latricia Trammell’s Address: “These Veteran Players Are..”

With the likes of Satou Sabally and rookie Jacy Sheldon, the Dallas Wings are coming into the new season quite hot. But their first pre-season opponents, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever, who they beat on Friday, also have young talents who just want to win. But despite the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer already displaying her effect on the professional league, not everyone is her fan. One such name that comes to mind is the WNBA’s leading scorer Diana Taurasi. Dallas head coach Latricia Trammell gave her views on this topic.

Talking at the ‘Get Right’ podcast, Trammell gave her flowers to the Fever rookie ahead of their matchup last week. She complemented her, saying, “All the players are excited about what she has brought to women’s basketball. You got to give the young lady some credit because she is a incredible talent.” The newly turned head coach also reflected on Diana Taurasi’s comments on Caitlin Clark.

The Wings coach said, “There’s that part of welcome to the WNBA. I think she’s going to transition fine. But again, I think these veteran players are excited to play against her and make her do something different. Because the physicality is different, the scouting is different.”

Clearly, the HC for Dallas appreciates Clark’s hard work to not just make her name but also elevate the sport. But, behind the scenes, a passive feud began between the two well-known faces of women’s basketball when DT attacked Caitlin Clark.

What was Diana Taurasi’s controversial warning to the “superhuman” Caitlin Clark?

Jogging your memory back to when Caitlin Clark was advancing Iowa through the Final Four, the WNBA GOAT spoke some harsh truth. Just as the Hawkeyes beat UConn 71-69 to enter their second-consecutive Championship game, Taurasi, in quite a cryptic manner, drew a target on the ‘generational talent’s’ back. She told Scott Van Pelt of SportsCenter, “Reality is coming. You look superhuman playing against some 18 years olds but you’re going to come play with some grown women that have been playing professional basketball for a long time.”

However, the WNBA’s leading 3-point scorer also said, “Not saying that it’s not going to translate, because when you’re great at what you do, you’re just going to get better. But there is going to be a transition period, where you’re just going to have to give yourself grace as a rookie, and it might take a little bit longer for some people.” While her last few words look like she does not have enough faith in Clark’s words, she returned to clarify her statement, only to get backlash again.

When Diana Taurasi reappeared to explain the meaning behind her words, saying that nothing she said wasn’t factually incorrect, she attacked the fans. The WNBA icon, who was chosen by the fans as one of the GOATs of the league, called the new fans “sensitive.” Caitlin Clark has also played her cards in a manner that she did not give a shout-out to DT while naming the legends of the sport during her SNL cameo.

Whether she has the Phoenix Mercury superstar on her side or not, there is no denying that her own teammates and coaches from the entire league are with her.