News about Sheryl Swoopes

Sheryl Swoopes has responded to claims she was removed from commentating an Indiana Fever game over her criticism of Caitlin Clark - saying she was 'never supposed to do that game anyway.' Fans and media took note when Swoopes, who had been calling Dallas Wings games for Bally Sports Southwest, was not in the booth when the team took on the Fever on September 1. And while many - including ESPN's Stephen A. Smith - claimed that Swoopes was taken off of the game, she claimed on Angel Reese's podcast that her contract with Bally Sports was already up before the game.

After receiving the unanimous vote, the forward joins Cynthia Cooper-Dyke as the second player to sweep the voting.

Sheryl Swoopes has continued her trend of snubbing Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark - and fans are not happy. Clark is averaging 19.5 points, 8.4 assists and 5.7 rebounds on the season, and she's set several league records - including the all-time single-season assist mark.  However, those accolades are evidently not enough for WNBA legend Swoopes to consider Clark to be dominant, as she downplayed the rookie's blazing start after hearing her season averages on the Gil's Arena podcast. 

After shading the Indiana Fever star not long after her Olympic snub, Swoopes' attempt to show her clean hands was met with backlash after she posted screenshots of their direct messages. While fans also slammed Swoopes for being 'unfair' to Clark in her commentary, she shared snips of a message thread with a contact named Caitlin Clark. In the messages - dating back to February 5 - she apologizes to the sharpshooter for making an incorrect statement about her collegiate career.

WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes has fired back at Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman after she claimed the Caitlin Clark controversy ended their friendship. Lieberman appeared on Stephen A. Smith's show on Monday and talked all things Clark and Swoopes, after calling the Indiana Fever's game against the Dallas Wings on Sunday. According to Smith, Swoopes was axed from being on the broadcast team for the game because of her past controversy with Clark and replaced with Lieberman. 

WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes was removed from calling the Indiana Fever's victory over the Dallas Wings on Sunday night, claims Stephen A. Smith. Swoopes' alleged removal comes after her previous bouts of criticism against Clark, with Smith claiming Bally Sports Southwest was concerned with her not calling the game evenly. Calling the game for the network was Ron Thulin and Nancy Lieberman, who appeared on Smith's show this week after the Fever victory over the Wings. 

A WNBA legend has thrown some shade at Caitlin Clark - and Stephen A. Smith is not having it. The Indiana Fever rookie has been red-hot since the WNBA returned from its month-long Olympics break, as she's scored 23 and 29 points in her team's two games back. However, when discussing the Fever's recent form on the 'Queens of the Court' podcast, Sheryl Swoopes somehow didn't mention Clark at all.

Despite delighting NBC bosses with her SNL skit, ABC execs are less than enthralled after Caitlin, 22, 'respectfully declined' their offer to sign up for Dancing with the Stars. The 22-year-old WNBA star, who was recently selected first overall by the Indiana Fever, is said to have turned down an invitation to appear on this year's season as she plans to dive into 'other opportunities' after her summer on the court. 'Every single offer you could get has been thrown her way,' an insider told DailyMail.com exclusively. 'The producers of Dancing with the Stars have asked Caitlin to take part, but she has respectfully declined. She is focusing on the WNBA this summer and in the fall when DWTS comes back, Caitlin is going to dive into some other opportunities and chase those goals instead.'

Jason Whitlock, a Conservative pundit, has taken aim at Basketball Hall-of-Famer Sheryl Swoopes, who has shared some troubling opinions she had for Iowa women's basketball player Caitlin Clark. Swoopes made some generalizations about Clark that turned out to be inaccurate long before the Iowa star broke the NCAA women's basketball scoring record. Clark's popularity wasn't legitimized by claiming she was a 25-year-old player in her fifth year and that she takes 'about 40 shots a game,' according to the smooopes. Clark, a fourth-year senior who shoots 22.6 shots per game, is a natural performer.

The greatest athlete in Seattle sports, as well as one of the top women's basketball players of all time, has graciously passed the torch to the next generation at the end of her decorated career. Sue Bird, a 21-year veteran of the WNBA, played her last game in her Seattle Storm's 97-92 loss to the Las Vegas Aces 97-92 in Game 4 of the WNBA semifinals last night. Vegas gained their third WNBA finals appearance in franchise history thanks to their victory. Bird, the little girl from Syosset, New York, who rose to prominence with the UConn Huskies, a five-time Olympic gold medalist, and a four-time champion in Seattle, has been tied for the most WNBA crowns in a career. Women's basketball icons, such as Sheryl Swoopes, Seimone Augustus, and fellow UConn Husky Maya Moore, are among those to have voted for women's basketball heroes.

On Friday evening, a fan of Duke University and Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, a Black woman who was the only Black woman on the team aimed, Rachel Richardson, the team's only Black woman. Richardson is one of three Black players on the team. According to those who were present, the fan yelled the insult and assaulted Richardson each time she attempted to play the ball.