Republican lawmaker rips WNBA’s ‘thug treatment’ of Caitlin Clark after latest on-court controversy

The latest on-court attack on Caitlin Clark might just be the biggest yet — and possibly the point where a line was finally drawn. The Phoenix Mercury's Alyssa Thomas shoved her fist into the point guard’s neck before stepping over her on the ground, and the play initially went uncalled -- a review of the play resulted in a Flagrant 2 and a one-game suspension. But the foul caught the ire of Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), who said Clark gets the "thug treatment" in the WNBA and called it "pathetic