“I think it is reprehensible what they are allowing some of these players,” Barry said.

It’s undeniable that the Fever rookie has faced a significant amount of physical play throughout her first WNBA season.

This is evident from the five flagrant fouls committed against Caitlin Clark this season, which make up nearly 17% of all flagrant fouls in the entire league, according to acrossthetimeline.com.

“Anybody that does something flagrant to this young lady for what she has brought to the game should be suspended and fined big time for doing that,” he continued.

Although a few of these fouls may not have been intentional, several clearly were. Additionally, the flagrant foul total doesn’t include the many tough fouls and excessively aggressive screens the 22-year-old endured this season.

George Gervin echoing Rick Barry’s sentiments on Caitlin Clark

“When you look at it, they don’t know that value that she is bringing for all all of them,” said George Gervin.”They flying private planes now. They wasn’t flying private plane before she came.

Gervin shared this perspective, emphasizing that many people overlook the significant impact Caitlin Clark has on everyone connected to the game.

“They on major networks now, they weren’t doing that…they didn’t have it before she got into the league…As good as the Aces is, they still couldn’t bring what she is bringing to the game,” Gervin continued.

Gervin further remarked that players in the league should welcome more talents like Caitlin Clark, as it would ultimately lead to higher paychecks for everyone involved.