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Caitlin Clark Is Being “Targeted,” Says Veteran UConn Women’s Basketball Coach


Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma spoke out about what he sees with Clark's treatment.

(L-R) Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever and Kayla Thornton #5 of the New York Liberty fight for control of the ball Luke Hales/Getty Images Geno Auriemma, a Basketball Hall of Famer and veteran coach of the University of Connecticut women’s team, said he thinks Indiana Fever player and No. That’s when she was blindsided and knocked to the floor by Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter on an inbounds play. “I don’t remember when [Larry] Bird and Magic [Johnson] came in the league and elevated the NBA, them getting targeted and getting beat up just because of who they were and the attention they were getting.

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