Ma$e has defended rising WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark against the recent onslaught of criticism regarding her ongoing issues with hard fouls.
In an interview with NBC News that dropped on Monday (June 3), the Indiana Fever rookie revealed that she tried not to let criticism bother her — even though she is the third-most fouled player in the league.
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“I wasn’t expecting it,” she said, when asked about her most recent foul. “But I think it’s … just respond, come down, let the play do the talking. It is what it is. It’s a physical game, go make the free throw and then execute on offense.”
On an episode of the It Is What It Is podcast that dropped the same day, Ma$e also took up for Clark.
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“They are just playing down the significance of just female sports being portrayed the right way,” he said, beginning at the 12:05 mark. “If you want branding dollars, then you have to be brand appropriate. You go further when your brand is clean enough to be marketed on different platforms. […]
“When it comes to Caitlin Clark, I think they are being rough with her. I heard what Monica had to say, and I kinda disagree. […] If someone is coming in, and they’re adding more eyes, and more marketing dollars, why would you try to not make that person a success?”
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He concluded: “Not that you should be helping her, but you definitely shouldn’t be trying to hurt her. It shouldn’t be over-aggression towards Caitlin, because it comes across at hating.”
Check out the full interview below.
Ma$e isn’t the only rapper who is a fan of Caitlin Clark.
Back in April, NBA trainer Chris Brickley took to Instagram and offered receipts on Travis Scott’s work as an amateur scout.
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He shared a screenshot of his own Tweet, which itself screenshotted a text from Travis Scott.
“Man, Caitlin Clark has had a great college career but NOBODY was on her b4 my brodie @trvisXX [checkered flag emoji],” Brickley’s tweet read. “This was a text from March 24th, 2021 [two red exclamation emojis].”
The text from Travis read: “Caitlin Clark [six brain exploding emojis].”
Brickley posted the screenshot before Iowa’s basketball game agains UCONN, which the lady Hawkeyes won on April 5, 71-69.
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The caption read: “I’ve seen people calling @travisscott a bandwagon @caitlinclark22 fan. Well in 2021, he was the first person to ever text me or bring her up to me. He’s really been a day 1 Caitlin Clark Fan. Also S/O my Brodie for his new college apparel line with @lids @fanatics & @mitchellandness [two red exclamation emojis]. It’s too fire!!!”
He concluded: “I’m def a big @caitlinclark22 fan and I’m excited to get in the gym with her but I’m also a big @paigebueckers fan, we’ve been grinding for years!!! TONIGHT GONNA BE A GREAT ONE!!”
