Comedian Bill Maher called on the “catty” teammates of Indiana Fever basketball player Caitlin Clark to defend the new Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star Friday on “Real Time with Bill Maher.”
Maher told his audience that “only women” would “smirk” and refuse to protect a teammate like Clark. The comedian contrasted this with male athletes, who he claimed would “defend each other on their same team.”
“Women’s basketball got on my radar. Like, everybody’s because of Caitlin Clark. And the other girls in the league are delighted for her success — I’m joking, of course,” Maher remarked, prompting laughter and applause from his audience. “They fucking hate her.”
Maher played a clip of Clark being shoved on the court by Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter. The comedian pointed out that Clark’s own Indiana Fever teammates apparently…
