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"Voter needs to be fired!" - Caitlin Clark faces BRUTAL fate as LeBron James after missing unanimous ROTY; fans react

"Voter needs to be fired!" - Caitlin Clark faces BRUTAL fate as LeBron James after missing unanimous ROTY; fans react

First Sportz 1 year ago

Even before Caitlin Clark stepped into the WNBA, many had already declared her the future Rookie of the Year. But after a few games, she seemed to struggle with the physicality and the athleticism of her opponents.

At that time, fellow rookie Angel Reese was seen as the frontrunner. Now, after the season ended, Reese managed to upset the Indiana Fever star's cart, even though her campaign ended early.

It is not that the Chicago Sky rookie won the Rookie of the Year. Her incredible record setting rebounds ensured she was in the running until her season ending injury. Around that time, Caitlin Clark had elevated her game enough to run away with the lead in the race.

She was without a doubt going to win the Rookie of the Year award, which she did. But Angel Reese received one vote for her efforts.

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That one vote took away the chance for the Indiana Fever rookie to be the unanimous selection. It could have cemented a legacy of her own. But instead, she will never be regarded as one of the few unanimous Rookie of the Year winners. That is despite her winning the Associated Press' Unanimous Rookie of the Year.

It is similar to what NBA superstar LeBron James faced in his rookie season. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar went on to have an all-time great career, which he still continues to this day. The 22-year-old WNBA phenom might also be on a similar trajectory to the NBA's all-time leading scorer. But even then, taking away the chance to create a legacy was brutal.

Fans take their fury out after Caitlin Clark misses a chance to create history

Fans of women's basketball, new or old, were in a state of shock. They could not understand how that one voter upset the cart and denied the record setting rookie a chance to cement her legacy.

Giving that one vote for Angel Reese, who after the Olympics break was left in the dust by her college rival, did not make sense to fans. They felt the second half of the season made it clear that Caitlin Clark was above anyone else.

In fact, most fans felt other rookies overtook Reese in the second half of the season. Casting a shadow over that one voter who felt differently. Clark ending with 66 out of 67 votes, has fans raging on social media, examples of which are below;

Caitlin Clark might not be too worried about all that. Time and again she has made it clear that she does not bother much about accolades.

Instead, focuses on winning alongside her Indiana Fever teammates. With one full offseason to develop her game, the rest of the WNBA might have to watch out for her.

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Sports has gripped Joseph Varghese for almost 3 decades. He played competitive basketball at the high school level and has competed in various disciplines in motorsports, while also being a fervent follower of the NFL. Writing and sports being a passion, he has combined the two to put his points down for the world to read.

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