New York Magazine Writer Says ‘It’s Good That Caitlin Clark Is Gettin…

A writer for New York Magazine is celebrating the physical and verbal abuse that is being inflicted on WNBA star Caitlin Clark and insists that the daily stream of attacks is “good” for both Clark and the league.

Columnist Will Leitch uncorked a 1,500-word oped Tuesday insisting that the Women’s National Basketball League needs more attacks on the Iowa-born Clark and, in his headline, proclaimed, “Caitlin Clark Is Getting Pushed Around in the WNBA. Good.”

(L-R) Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever and Kayla Thornton #5 of the New York Liberty fight for control of the ball during the first half at Barclays Center on June 02, 2024 in New York City. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)

Leitch see-saws between two camps, the one that hates Clark and revels in her being beaten up, spat upon, and demeaned at every turn — a group he calls the “purists” — and those who are somewhat new to the WNBA as fans, or at least newly excited, all because Clark is playing — this…