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'They Should Be Kissing the Ground She Walks on:' Boston Celtics Legend Bob Cousy Rips WNBA Players for How They Treat Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark
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Boston Celtics and NBA legend Bob Cousy ripped WNBA players for how they treat Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark.

Cousy is a big fan of Clark and doesn’t like that WNBA players foul her hard and say negative things about her.

“She’s had a tremendous impact on that league and their earning potential,” Bob Cousy told The Boston Globe about Caitlin Clark. “They should be kissing the ground she walks on, not trying to foul her and get her out of the game.”

Clark got shoved by Connecticut Sun guard Marina Mabrey after getting into it with Jacy Sheldon earlier this season. Clark was the subject of a flagrant foul five times during her rookie season.

When Clark suffered a left quad injury on May 24 and missed almost a month, WNBA TV ratings went down more than 50%. Ticket prices and viewership for the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game also decreased after she announced she wouldn’t play.

Clark is averaging 16.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.5 blocks for the Fever this season while shooting 36.7% from the field, 27.9% from beyond the arc and 82.0% from the free-throw line. She missed the All-Star Game in Indiana.

A two-time All-Star, Clark has only played in 13 games this season. She’s currently out with a right groin injury. It’s unknown when Clark will play again. She’s currently being listed as day-to-day by the Fever.

Clark was recently a guest on WNBA legend Sue Bird‘s podcast and she talked about being injured this season.

“It’s just been so challenging. Like being active and playing four games and then not and like not feeling the best and then frustrated of like how hard I worked in the offseason. And then like all I do is rehab and like continue to do this process and just like trying to trust that the best I can,” Caitlin Clark said. “And obviously there’s really frustrating days and there’s days where like it’s a little bit easier and like you’re very, very motivated and like you’re right close to the finish line of getting back and being back.

“And then like it’s not like I have a training camp to like build up to like playing my first game again. It’s like no, like you’re tossed into game 30. Like go try to play well. Like it’s hard.”

This article first appeared on Dallas Hoops Journal and was syndicated with permission.

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