The WNBA columnist considers Michael Jordan’s competitive fire to Caitlin Clark as a phenomenon similar to “ Jordan Rules ” settles

Caitlin Clark has undoubtedly become the face of the WNBA, representing the league and women’s basketball in the world. However, its meteoric increase also put a target on the back during the matches.

Recently, the Indiana fever superstar faced an intense physical game and frequent faults. On Sunday, the Louisa Thomas of New Yorker compared Clark to the legend of the NBA Michael Jordan in an article entitled “The Caitlin Clark Rules”.

She pleaded that Clark faces the same treatment as Jordan lived when he broke out in the NBA and was credited with the increase in the popularity of the League in the world.

She referred to the “rules of Jordan”, the physical tactics Isiah Thomas and the Strait Pistons used to eliminate the Taurus of the Séries Counteientes in 1988, 1989 and 1990.

“It is an obvious composition, even if Clark has not yet reached the kind of success that Jordan has finally obtained. And the comparison can be extended, giving us another way of thinking of Clark,” wrote Thomas.

The most recent altercation involving Caitlin Clark occurred Tuesday during the 88-71 fever victory against Connecticut Sun. During the third quarter of the match, the Solier Guard Jacy Sheldon struck the fever guard in his eyes. After that, Sheldon’s teammate, Marina Mabrey, pushed Clark.

The responsible manager distributed a technical fault in Mabrey, but later, he was improved in a blatant 2. In his article, Thomas criticized the poor official of the WNBA and declared it as a reason for the intense physics that Clark must cross in certain games.

Caitlin Clark’s teammate calls the referees after defending the star of the fever

After Marina Mabrey’s fault on Caitlin Clark on Tuesday, Clark’s teammate Sophie Cunningham took matters into her own hands and responded to the physics of a game with a hard fault.

During a quick break in the fourth quarter, Cunningham committed a hard fault on Jacy Sheldon while the solar guard was trying to make a lay-up. The fever guard wound his arms around Sheldon before dropping it on the ground.

On Saturday, Cunningham called the League referees for their poor quality in official matches.

“I am not focused on extracurricular activities,” she told journalists. “And you know what, during that, it’s just part of the game.” I think the referees had a lot to do with it. It was an accumulation for a few years now of them not protecting the star player of the WNBA. “”

Cunningham received a blatant fault 2 for his actions and was immediately ejected from the match. She did not face a suspension for her fault but had to pay a fine.