Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter – arguably most famous for smacking Caitlin Clark early in the WNBA season – took issue with ESPN after the network released a list ranking the top 25 WNBA players.
Carter was number 24 on the list while Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark came in at number 15.
The ESPN list offers a glowing assessment of Carter’s season, calling it “nothing short of sensational” and noting she managed to earn a starting role after coming off the bench earlier in the season.
But that wasn’t enough to quell her disdain over the ranking.
“How I average less minutes and my stats top in the league? But I am at the BOTTOM this isn’t adding up, the hate be so obvious,” she wrote. “F/G (field goal) percentage as well.”
Chennedy Carter does not agree with ESPN’s current top 25 WNBA players list 👀 Do you? #WNBA pic.twitter.com/kcK5iMEF77
— Women’s Basketball Tweets (@WBBTweets) August 14, 2024
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Chennedy Carter Not Happy With Clark Being Ranked Ahead Of Her
Hey, if Chennedy Carter wants to use anger over a perceived sleight to help motivate her game, that’s perfectly understandable.
But she’s clearly cherry-picking some stats here. In the case of Caitlin Clark, it’s clear the Fever rookie is far and away a better all-around player than her Sky rival.
It’s not even close.
Clark leads Carter nearly across the board in all WNBA stats. The two where she does not are points per game, which is practically a wash at 17.2 to 17.1.
And field goal percentage, where Clark clearly attempts shots with a much higher degree of difficulty. Clark has attempted 217 three-point shots this season, compared to just 15 for Carter.
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Carter Courts Controversy
It isn’t ‘hate’ ranking Carter down the line. It’s stats. And reality.
This is ironic since Angel Reese’s teammate earlier this year claimed Caitlin Clark doesn’t bring anything to the table except three-point shooting.
Chennedy has a history of volatile behavior. Earlier this season, she blindsided Clark with a hip-check as she was focused on an inbounds play, sending the rookie to the floor and kicking off a firestorm of controversy.
In her second season in the WNBA, she argued with a teammate and reportedly challenged them to a fight. She was suspended for “conduct detrimental to the team” and never returned to the club that drafted her.
While playing for the Los Angeles Sparks, Chennedy Carter was likewise benched due to “poor conduct.”
Maybe you can’t complain about the ‘hate’ when you’re the one dishing it out.
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