Earlier this week, reports emerged of Caitlin Clark being the victim of a stalking scandal. In a post that she has since deleted on X/Twitter, analyst Jemele Hill showed little sympathy for Clark. She instead pointed to things other WNBA have had to do face, including racial slurs. Hill also brought up how things got so bad for Clark's teammate Aliyah Boston that she had to delete social media at one point.
Hill's post about Caitlin Clark received a lot of backlash from fans.
"@jemelehill is a racist ranter and divider. If she were smart she should get Clark on a podcast and ask her the racist attacks and threats made toward her for being a generational white player in this league. Hill is delusional," one fan said.
Fans poured in on Hill after she made another post trying to downplay the Indiana Fever star.
"Deleting the tweet instead of acknowledging the mistake is CRAZY," another fan said.
"Jemele really deleted her tweet instead of issuing an apology?," said one fan.
"She can delete the tweet but it lives on. Could have just put out an apology or a statement about how CC and women should not be subjected to sick weirdos harassing/threatening them but I guess it doesn’t fit the “ narrative”" One fan said.
Jemele Hill has regularly spoken out against Caitlin Clark since joining the WNBA
Jemele Hill's comments regarding Caitlin Clark's stalking situation are far from the first time she's spoken out against her. During Clark's historic rookie season, the former ESPN analyst tried to downplay her impact on the league on numerous occasions.
Hill's dislike for the added attention Clark received was on full display, as sometimes she went out of her way to talk about the All-Star guard. One instance came back in October during the later rounds of the WNBA playoffs.
Clark and the Fever reached the postseason but were eliminated in the first round. Following their exit, many argued that ratings were going to take a dip. This wasn't necessarily the case, as a finals rematch from the previous year put up record numbers.
Hill called out the media for "irresponsible headlines" after a series between the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty put up big TV numbers. She also called out those who said people weren't going to watch with Caitlin Clark no longer playing.
"And yet I keep seeing irresponsible headlines claiming the WNBA playoffs are down because of no Caitlin Clark," Hill wrote.
"Would the ratings be higher if she were in it? Of course. But guess what, a Finals would rate higher if it were Lebron vs Steph. Or, if big market teams were in the mix. So what? "
Based on her latest social media comments, it looks like Hill isn't finished with her pushback on Clark's increased hype since reaching the pros.