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Chennedy Carter Appears to Respond to Draymond Green's Plea for Caitlin Clark 'Enforcer'
The Indiana Fever secured a much-needed win at home against the Chicago Sky on Saturday, just their second of the season. Emerging as a primary storyline was a foul by Chennedy Carter against Caitlin Clark that was critiqued by many as gratuitous and defined by Clark herself as, "not a basketball play."
It involved Carter bumping into Clark on an inbounds play:
The WNBA confirmed that Chennedy Carter’s foul on Caitlin Clark from yesterday’s game has been upgraded to a Flagrant 1, per @alexaphilippou.pic.twitter.com/o7QzaFRkL5
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) June 2, 2024
The foul was determined to be a common foul the night of the game and elevated to a Flagrant-1 the next day upon further review.
Afterward, Carter declined the opportunity to answer questions about the incident, but later took to social media to diss Clark directly, suggesting her shooting is the only skill she brings to the table.
The foul on Saturday became a major discussion point around Clark and her first several weeks in the league since some -- especially those in Indiana -- have felt Clark has been the subject of many such egregious fouls as a "welcome" to the WNBA. Clark is a rookie but brings incredible star status due to her success as a college star at Iowa.
Talking heads spoke up, including NBA star Draymond Green, who carries his own reputation for physical play that tends to push or cross the boundary.
Green commented that the Fever, "better go get an enforcer" on a post about the incident on Instagram.
Carter herself appeared to respond to that, saying on X (formerly Twitter), "we grown asf & y’all talking about enforcer... man gtfoh , hoop or shut up"
There's some inherent respect to a comment like that. If the interpretation is that Carter believes the idea of Clark needing an enforcer is invalid, the implication is that she thinks Clark is mature enough to hold her own.
Or, flipside, the interpretation could be that Clark isn't there yet, but needs to get there to have staying power in the W.
As with anything on social media, viewers will interpret this in a variety of ways.
Josh Wilson is the news director of the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in 2024, he worked for FanSided in a variety of roles, most recently as senior managing editor of the brand’s flagship site. He has also served as a general manager of Sportscasting, the sports arm of a start-up sports media company, where he oversaw the site’s editorial and business strategy. Wilson has a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from SUNY Cortland and a master’s in accountancy from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois. He loves a good nonfiction book and enjoys learning and practicing Polish. Wilson lives in Chicago but was raised in upstate New York. He spent most of his life in the Northeast and briefly lived in Poland, where he ate an unhealthy amount of pastries for six months.