Las Vegas Aces superstar A’Ja Wilson didn’t sound like she’s really entertaining the discourse surrounding Indiana Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark’s very divisive debut in the WNBA.
When asked about LeBron James and Charles Barkley defending Clark against perceived pettiness toward her arrival in the league, Wilson took the high road and brushed off the fervor with a focus on the tasks ahead for her own team.
“It’s noise that I don’t really listen to, honestly, because I’m in season,” Wilson told USA TODAY Sports. “I have other things that we need to worry about than what other people have to say.”
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Most of the hubbub about Clark’s WNBA start seems to be coming from outside of the league, as the Iowa legend seems to have been welcomed as any rookie typically is by opponents.
Other teams don’t roll out the red carpet for you when you play at their place, and veterans typically assert their dominance when playing rookies as a competitive welcome to the league.
Clark’s arrival might come with much more pomp and circumstance, but other players like Wilson seem to be much more concerned on the right things than, as she put it, the outside noise about things that don’t concern them.
