ESPN’s Pat McAfee has claimed that he was enlightened by God to stop himself from bringing up Caitlin Clark on the network, after using profanity to describe the WNBA star.
On Wednesday’s episode of his eponymous show, which included a simulcast with the Rich Eisen Show, the former Colts punter hinted at faith telling him to restrict himself from talking about Clark despite her stellar rookie season on the Fever.
‘Well… the universe told me to not talk about her,’ McAfee said. ‘God came in and was like, ”You know what, pal? Probably go ahead and stop it.’
Eisen then asked McAfee why the ‘universe’ showed him a sign to stop mentioning Clark in his weekly debriefs on live TV.
‘Because I’m an idiot, mostly,’ McAfee said.
Pat McAfee said he felt compelled to stop talking about Caitlin Clark on ESPN by God himself
Earlier this year, McAfee referred to Clark as a ‘white b****’ during a debate on her early season performances compared to Angel Reese’s in an opening segment on his show.
He later apologized.
‘I shouldn’t have used ”white b****’ as a descriptor of Caitlin Clark,’ McAfee wrote on X.
‘No matter the context… even if we’re talking about race being a reason for some of the stuff happening… I have too much respect for her an women to put that into the universe.’
He continued: ‘My intentions when saying it were complimentary just like the entire segment but, a lot of folks are saying that i certainly wasn’t at all. That’s 100 percent on me and for that I apologize…
Clark’s often been mentioned in touchy, race conversations due to her rivalry with Angel Reese
‘I have sent an apology to Caitlin as well. Everything else I said… still alllllll facts.’
Clark has been on a tear since the WNBA’s two-week break ended following the end of the Olympics, where Team USA women’s basketball won gold.
She broke a nearly 30-year-old rookie assist record in the Fever’s 92-75 win against the Seattle Storm.
Clark finished with 23 points, and her nine assists gave her 231 for the season, the most by a rookie since Ticha Penicheiro racked up 225 for the Sacramento Monarchs, one of the league’s original eight franchises.
