Colin Cowherd (Photo via @TheHerd/Twitter)

Colin Cowherd has slammed the WNBA, claiming that the league is not acting in its best interest regarding Caitlin Clark.

Clark has gotten off to a cold start in the pros. Her Indiana Fever have lost their first two games of the season by significant margins (21 and 36). She scored 20 points in her debut game against the Connecticut Sun but could only register nine vs. the New York Liberty on Thursday night.

The Fever are playing the Liberty again on Saturday, with another game against the Sun coming up right after. Cowherd is of the view that the WNBA should have started Caitlin off with an easier schedule.

“They have never had a player either good enough or interesting enough to drive marketing revenue and TV ratings, so that the entire league can fly private. They fly commercial like the rest of us,” he said on ‘The Herd’ on Friday.

“That doesn’t mean there haven’t been good players, very good players, but Caitlin Clark, who’s never played until a week ago in a WNBA game is the first player that appears they’re banking on her and I say banking literally. They’re literally going out of private flight for two years. The money they’re going to spend on that’s more than the WNBA payroll, so they finally have this moment. Don’t put Caitlyn Clark up in the first four games against New York twice and Connecticut twice. The best defensive teams.”

Colin Cowherd Wants The Jim Harbaugh/Caleb Williams Treatment For Caitlin Clark

Colin Cowherd pointed to the NFL, which has scheduled relatively easier matchups for the Los Angeles Chargers and the Chicago Bears to capitalize on the allure of Jim Harbaugh and Caleb Williams.

He also cited soccer stars David Beckham and Lionel Messi as examples, noting that the MLS ensured Beckham’s landing in Los Angeles and has allowed Messi to make an unbelievable amount of money.

“Sometimes you got to make stuff work. David Beckham got to LA, Messi got to Miami. I’m not sure if it was the Illuminati, secret handshakes, smoke filled rooms,” he continued. “Make it work.”

“Get Messi paid. Get Beckham to LA. Get Caitlin Clark an easy schedule.”

While Caitlin Clark is the biggest draw in basketball right now, fans could lose interest in her if she keeps on losing and fails to replicate what made her a star in college.

Of course, the competition in the WNBA should by no means be easier than the NCAA’s, but the league might not be helping itself here.

Diana Taurasi Is Now Being Praised For Her Previous Comments On Caitlin Clark That Caused A Major Stir On Social Media

Diana Taurasi and Caitlin Clark (Photos via Getty Images)
Diana Taurasi pissed quite a few people off with her comments about Caitlin Clark’s adjustment to WNBA, but social media seems to be siding with the veteran after watching the latter’s first couple of games in the pros.

Clark was the No. 1 overall pick by the Indiana Fever last month but is having a difficult start to life in the league, losing both of her opening games.

She scored an impressive 20 points in her first game but added 10 turnovers. Her second game hardly went better, as she could only muster nine points.

Both of her losses so far have been blowouts, and she’s about to play the two teams that just beat her, with games against the New York Liberty and Connecticut Sun coming up.

Taurasi, meanwhile, went viral during the NCAA Tournament after claiming reality was coming for Caitlin Clark and the other rookies in her class.

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“There’s levels to this thing,” she told ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt. “That’s just life. We all went through it. You see it on the NBA side, and you’re going to see it on this side.

“You look superhuman playing against some 18 years olds but you’re going to come play with some grown women that have been playing professional basketball for a long time.”

Diana Taurasi Isn’t Looking So Bad Now

Taurasi was labeled a hater and was widely criticized for the above. However, with Clark two games in, folks are switching sides.

“Anybody with an issue with her statement now????,” a fan asked on social media.

“Oh how the tables turn. New fans need to listen to the vets and the longtime fans next time. Y’all turned the whole world against DT and other vets on a Caitlin Clark hate train narrative just for all of us to be correct,” another gloated.

“They said it was hate. Pros are pros no matter what profession. Of course there will be a learning curve,” said another.

You can check out some additional reactions below:

Clark and Taurasi will face off when their teams meet on June 30. The rookie will hope to build up some momentum ahead of their matchup, given that it’s probably the one game she’ll really want bragging rights from.