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Knicks Legend Clyde Frazier Comically Convinced He Could Clamp Caitlin Clark

New York Knicks legend Walt 'Clyde' Frazier brought the jokes when discussing Caitlin Clark's presence at a recent NBA game.

Grant Young

Mar 3, 2019; Los Angeles, CA, USA; New York Knicks player and current broadcaster Clyde Frazier stands on the court before the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Mar 3, 2019; Los Angeles, CA, USA; New York Knicks player and current broadcaster Clyde Frazier stands on the court before the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark hasn't played in a competitive basketball game in about six weeks at this point; which must feel like an exceedingly long time for her, given that she played in two consecutive seasons (one with the Iowa Hawkeyes and another with the Fever) over the span of a calendar year.

While the 22-year-old bides her time for the next WNBA season (or sooner, if she decides to join Unrivaled), she has been spectating some other basketball games.

She has been seen supporting the Butler University men's basketball team (who her boyfriend Connor McCaffery is an assistant coach for) multiple times already this season and was also present at an Indiana Pacers preseason game with her Fever teammate Kelsey Mitchell last month.

Clark was also present at Sunday's Pacers game against the New York Knicks. Even when she's trying to remain incognito, the rookie sensation always seems to go viral while spectating these games for some reason or another.

And this was also the case on Sunday — albeit for a hilarious reason.

Clark was shown during the game's broadcast at one point. And when she was seen, former Knicks legend and NBA Hall of Famer Walt "Clyde" Frazier — who is New York's long-time color analyst and was a crucial part of the franchise's two NBA championships in 1970 and 1973 — said of Clark, "She doesn't look that formidable. I could stop her."

Frazier's commentary partner Mike Breen responded by saying, "Just put a ball in her hand."

There's no question that Frazier was joking when he made the comment, and most of social media seems to understand that.

While Frazier might have been able to stop Clark during his heyday, he'd be wise to not challenge her to a one-on-one these days.

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Grant Young
GRANT YOUNG

Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.

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