Following Caitlin Clark’s Mediocre Performances, Sue Bird Negates the Reason That Held Her Back in 2003

Caitlin Clark catches eyes wherever she goes. Right now she is plying her trade for the Indiana Fever and adjusting to the WNBA level. Sue Bird, a WNBA veteran, recently appeared on ‘The Rich Eisen Show‘ and shared her take regarding Clark. Being an NCAA queen till now, Clark hasn’t replicated her spectacular performances in the WNBA. While many people wonder about the reason behind it, Bird negated one of the top answers that Eisen had in his mind. 

Sue Bird was asked a flurry of questions related to Clark and her WNBA debut was compared with that of Clark. The 43-year-old gave an insight into how their initial years were different. 

Sue Bird shares her take on Caitlin Clark

Sue Bird had played a game against the Los Angeles Sparks in which there was a monetary bounty on her. However, she stated Clark didn’t have any such incentive to stop her.

“I don’t think there is a monetary bounty. I don’t, I don’t, I don’t, I don’t think people wanna get crossed up and had a step back three head on them either,” Bird stated. 

As the story goes, the Sparks guard Nicky McCrimmon was picking Bird a lot and stopping her halfway. Only after the game was over, Sue Bird got to know that there was a bounty on her in 2003. McCrimmon ripped Bird as per her admission and later she got to know that the Sparks had kept a bounty for stopping Bird.

The same parallels were drawn since Clark had surpassed Pete Maravich in points but hasn’t been able to prove her mettle in the WNBA. She has only recorded 20 and 9 points against the Connecticut Sun and New York Liberty. This somewhat points to the fact that extra attention is being given to her by the opponents who know Clark can be a dangerous player if left loose. But this is not the only difficulty facing Clark.

Caitlin Clark points to other difficulties

Clark had previously admitted that the physicality of the sport is much higher in the WNBA than in the NCAA. A transition that every player has to prepare for when moving from college basketball to the pro league. Furthermore, she finds it difficult to get over her opponents at the current pace. She said, “The physicality is definitely up there. I’m easily pushed off screens… The game seems a little fast for me right now.” 

Now with Bird’s view fans must be speculating if there is a similar thing with Clark since she isn’t performing like she did in the NCAA. Hopefully, she will soon be able to overcome the challenges of being in the WNBA and leave her mark in the tournament.