WNBA’s decision against Caitlin Clark sparks intense debate among fans

Fans outraged over WNBA decision involving Caitlin Clark

Clark has been on fire for Indiana to start the 2026 WNBA season. In four games, she is averaging 24.3 points, 9.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals. The third-year guard is leading the Fever in points and assists. Even the NBA acknowledged Clark’s hot start this season.

Because of this, many fans expected Clark to be selected as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week. However, the league chose New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart for this award.

This caused debate as Clark had a better statistical week than the veteran. Stewart averaged 23.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks a game last week for the Liberty.

“And she did 20p 10 assist back to back .. no one has done ever!!! And set the record in career for 12 times in 57 games. The discrimination for CC is definitely happening,” a fan said.

“They don’t reward empty stats Vs bad teams, Stewart was wayyyy more efficient and she played both sides of the ball and didn’t turn it over 6x a game. All Caitlin Clark’s fans forget about the defensive side of the ball,” answered a user.

“You forgot that the most important stat in the W is rebounds ” a comment mentioned.

“To be fair, Stewie had two 20-10 games, a 30-10 game and leads the W in assists. ” a fan wrote.

“Surely the liberty won more games right? Thats why?” wrote a user.

“Now compare their shooting percentages and turnovers,” another declared.

Despite Clark’s impressive start, the Fever are still 2-2 to start the season. This might have affected the voting. Nevertheless, it’s still early in the season, and Indiana still has time to figure it out.

Clark sat out Wednesday’s game against the Portland Fire due to a back injury. The Fever secured a win despite Clark’s absence to improve to 3-2 on the season.