The discourse around Caitlin Clark reached the back halls of the NBA Finals on Thursday, as NBA commissioner Adam Silver addressed the WNBA's most high-profile rookie ever.
Asked for his reaction to Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter's hard foul on Clark and his broader concerns about the No. 1 overall pick's first few weeks in the WNBA, Silver was mostly diplomatic. He praised Clark and her impact on women's basketball, but acknowledged she wasn't solely responsible for its current success:
"Other than as a fan, obviously, it's nothing new in basketball that there's sort of 'welcome to the league' moments, especially for heralded rookies, but, of course, I want to see Caitlin treated fairly and appropriately in the league.