Adam Silver: It’s ‘incredibly unfair’ Caitlin Clark has become a ‘political football’

Conversations about WNBA officiating and Caitlin Clark have now expanded to include NBA commissioner Adam Silver.

Silver said Thursday that Clark has become a “political football” amid debates about officiating and physical play in the WNBA, spurred by a recent play involving the star guard and Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas.

“Ultimately, the issues around Caitlin Clark are not largely about officiating,” Silver said, “and that particular incident is not about whether a foul should have been called at the time in the game or whether that was ultimately a flagrant on review.”

He made the remarks during an onstage........

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