Charles Barkley Torches WNBA Media Over Caitlin Clark Drama, Says They Couldn't Make It 'Any Worse if They Tried'

The cloud of media negativity that has surrounded Caitlin Clark during her WNBA career is rooted in jealousy, according to NBA great Charles Barkley.

These ladies and Im a WNBA fan they cannot have f***ed this Caitlin Clark thing up any worse if they tried, Barkley said in a video clip from The Bill Simmons Podcast .

People believe what we say on television.

Just because people dont like you or your personality, they cant get on TV and slander you.

Its just total bulls***, he said Wednesday.

Barkley said was at the root of the reaction to Clark.

He did not name names, but the comment came after WNBA commentator had been taking flak for her apparent anti-Clark attitude.

They cannot have fed this Caitlin Clark thing up any worse if they tried.

Charles Barkley sounds off against some of the WNBA medias negative narratives that have surrounded Caitlin Clark this season.

The Ringer (@ringer) This girl is incredible.

The number of attention, eyeballs, shes brought to college and the pros, and for these women to have this petty jealousness, he said.

Youre saying to yourself, Damn, what is going on here? And the thing I love about her, she never says a word.

But these ladies, who I love and respect their game, they couldnt have f***ed this thing up any worse.

Theres been so much negativity and a lot of it is just petty jealousness, he said.

If you got people in a room, a bunch of dudes in a room, we couldnt have came up with a masterplan with what these women have done, he said, according to the .

During the interview, Barkley said Clark took time to make the from college to the WNBA.

Shes playing much faster, much faster.

She was playing too slow the first half of the season ...

When I watched her play the last month, I think shes playing much faster, because shes learning to trust those girls more, he said.

New day, new record With her 10th assist of the night, Caitlin Clark passes Ticha Penicheiro for the most 10+ AST games by a rookie in WNBA history with 9! WNBA (@WNBA) When shes in college shes not playing with a lot of great players.

Now, when you see her play, shes playing without the ball.

It reminded me a lot of Jason Kidd.

He was the best Ive seen playing without the basketball, he said.

On Tuesday, Clarks Indiana Fever, which began the year 1-8, qualified for the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2016, according to .

Clark said she wants more, according to .

Caitlin Clark, if she was up at midnight watching for the clinch: I stay up late, so its not really unusual.

But yeah, I was up I did see it.

My reaction was I turned (off the TV) and went to sleep.

I didnt even check my phone until the next morning.

Full: Matthew Byrne (@MatthewByrne1) I came in with the expectation that this is whats gonna happen.

For me like this isnt a party ...

I feel like its a great accomplishment but ...

Im not just happy to be in the playoffs.

I think we have the type of team that can win and advance, she said.

[T]heres still so much more on the table that we can do, Clark said.

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