A news outlet published an opinion piece suggesting that Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark placed lesbian black players at risk of being lynched by white supremacists due to her insistence on calling for a foul after she was assaulted during a game.
The article included the statement: “What in the actual HELL? You utter, total, spite-filled brainless JERKS.”
Following an uproar, the writer locked down their account and admitted error.
Later, the outlet claimed Clark had skipped the WNBA Orange Carpet on Thursday for spurious reasons. A community note on X clarified that Clark was hosting a charity dinner in her hometown of Des Moines.
