"She still makes it right in your face" - Arizona star says "insane" Caitlin Clark tactic makes her so tough to guard

Arizona Wildcats guard Jada Williams watched Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark in action at Nike Nationals and then against LSU in the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight matchup last season. Clark, who took college basketball by storm, making two consecutive national championship finals with the Iowa Hawkeyes, took her talents to the WNBA, where she was picked first overall by Fever this year.

Williams shared her thoughts on what makes Caitlin Clark a tough hooper during a conversation with Shedeur Sanders and Deion Sanders Jr. in their latest episode on the "2Legendary" podcast.

"I don't think I ever played against her, besides maybe once, but I honestly don't even know. I don't think I've ever played against her. I just remember watching her at Nike Nationals and thinking, 'She’s been raw; people just didn't know.' But I’m from the Midwest, so I’ll admit, I didn’t know either," Williams said (14:30 onwards).

She highlighted the WNBA rookie's ability to take shots from the deep which has drawn comparisons to Golden State Warriors icon Steph Curry.

"I’m telling you, I had LSU winning that game. She’s insane. I’m sorry, she shoots from half-court! They let me down. You’ve got to try to pick her up at 94 feet, and she still makes it right in your face."

Jada Williams calls out people for racism in hate towards Caitlin Clark

Caitlin Clark's arrival in the WNBA has garnered enormous popularity, while she's also making the ball talk, becoming the first rookie in WNBA history to record a triple-double and also recording the highest assists in a single game.

However, with fame comes hatred. Many analysts call out the unwelcome approach of WNBA veterans to Clark. Moreover, her rivalry with Chicago Sky's rookie Angel Reese has brought controversial comments such as "Black vs. White" and other such discussions to the fore.

Jada Williams thinks it has gone out of proportion and thinks people have made it about racism, which isn't the case.

"I just feel like people on social media blow it way out of proportion. They try to make it about white versus Black or rookie versus vet, but it’s really not like that. People just haven’t watched the WNBA before," Williams said (14:51 onwards).

"They’ve been playing physical, they’ve been talking trash—especially the trash-talking part. It's part of the game; everybody does it. That’s what makes the game fun and interesting. They try to make everyone out to be rivals, but it’s never like that. Angel and Caitlyn are cool; they’ll tell you that. Even in college, people were overplaying it, making it more than it really is."

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert has received backlash after her comments on the Clark-Reese rivalry, adding to Williams' opinion of people blowing the rivalry out of proportion.

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