WNBA Announcer Criticized for Caitlin Clark, Kate Martin Comment

"Everybody knows Kate Martin because she played with Caitlin Clark at Iowa," the broadcaster said. 

The Valkyries usual play-by-play announcer was not calling the game, but his replacement ruffled some feathers. 

"But people forget some of the games that Caitlin didn't have it, especially in the tournament, which is where Kate Martin really made her name, Kate Martin took over a lot of those games by herself.”

"'Took over alot of those games by herself' is a stretch, but yeah, she's good," a user wrote back on X.

"Those announcers r clowns cait was doing all the work in the tournaments," said a popular reply.

"You need to stop," said an Iowa fan. "I love me some Kate Martin but you're glazing here."

"Just say whatever you want," complained one critic. "No one is gonna fact check you. The state of our country today."

The announcer seemed to be referencing the 2024 Big Ten Tournament final, when Martin hit a late 3-pointer in regulation and scored seven of her 13 points in overtime to help Iowa to a 94-89 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

In that game, Clark made the game-tying layup to send the game to overtime. She finished with 34 points and 12 assists.

Outside of that, it is hard to point to a Hawkeyes tournament game in which Martin came close to "taking over" from Clark during her 163-game career in Iowa City. 

Clark played in 30 conference or NCAA Tournament games in her four seasons at Iowa and never scored fewer than 15 points. She scored more than Martin in all 30.

Martin has had Clark's number in the WNBA, though, with a 3-0 record against the Fever for the Valkyries and the Las Vegas Aces.