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The Stephen A. Smith Show

Stephen A's Take: Stephen A's Discusses the impact of Caitlin Clark's injury!

The Stephen A. Smith Show

Stephen A. Smith and iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture, Sports

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Stephen A. Smith is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Producer, host of ESPN's First Take, and co-host of NBA Countdown.

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0:00.0

This is an IHeart podcast.

0:07.6

Now let's get to the WNBA, where the Indiana Fever announced that star Caitlin Clark

0:13.7

will be out at least two weeks with a left quad strain.

0:18.4

Clark reported some pain in her leg Saturday after the teams lost to the New York

0:22.2

Liberty. She subsequently underwent an MRI and was diagnosed with the strain on Monday.

0:28.9

Clark was the WNBA's Rookie of the Year last season and a first team all WNBA selection.

0:34.7

So far, she's averaging 19 points and a league leading 9.3 assist through four games this

0:40.1

season.

0:40.6

I could give a damn about that last part.

0:42.8

I don't care about her leading the league and assist.

0:44.7

I don't care about the points that she's averaging because I already know that the young

0:48.8

lady can ball.

0:50.1

She is special.

0:51.8

What I'm interested in is what somebody tweeted me and asked about earlier today that I want to show you right now.

0:59.8

Put this tweet up, please.

1:01.2

So our audience can see it here at 4th Jen Bucci, BUCI, right?

1:05.5

Stephen A. Smith, can the WNBA keep itself afloat while C, as., as in Caitlin Clark, is out, end quote.

1:12.2

My answer would be yes.

1:13.7

I'm not going to summarily dismiss the WNBA.

1:16.9

It's growing popularity.

1:19.1

Some of the athletes that they have in there, I mean, Asia Wilson, come on now.

1:23.1

I mean, it really starts with her.

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