Chennedy Carter slams ESPN's list that ranks her below Caitlin Clark


Chennedy Carter had something to say on Wednesday.

The Chicago Sky guard addressed ESPN's ranking of the WNBA's top 25 players, which placed her at No. 24 in the league, in an Instagram story. Carter took clear issue with her placement on the list.

“How is my average lower and my stats are the best in the league? But I'm in LAST place, this doesn't add up, the hate is so obvious,” he wrote. “And so is the field goal percentage.”

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The list had Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson topping the list, followed by New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart in second place. Meanwhile, Indiana Fever rookie phenom Caitlin Clark, who Carter aggressively tackled to the ground in a game in early June and has criticized online ever since, ranked 15th.

Carter is right that she is averaging fewer minutes per game than many of her peers above her on the list, including Clark. Carter has averaged just 25.1 minutes per game, which is the fewest of any player among the WNBA’s top 33 players in points per game this year and fewer than any player above her on the list.

Despite playing just 25.1 minutes per game, Carter has averaged 17.2 points per game, 0.1 points more than Clark. Carter's 51.8 field goal percentage is also the sixth-best of any player on ESPN's list.

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, left, is defended by Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter on June 1, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Only Wilson, Dearica Hamby and Nneka Ogwumike are scoring at a more efficient rate among the top 12 players in points per game.

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But Carter has also become the center of controversy since he hit Clark with his hip on June 1, sending the rookie star to the ground. Carter declined to answer for the incident at his postgame news conference, but used his social media to repeatedly criticize Clark.

Carter liked posts that said the Fever had no one to defend Clark on the court and suggested Clark had fallen to the court when Carter pushed her. There were several other posts criticizing those who may have been tuning into the league for the first time this season and weighing in on the incident. Another post questioned the question about Clark.

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Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter, left, guards Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark on June 1, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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“Troll notifications are increasing. I love it,” Carter wrote on X.

The Carter incident went so far as to diminish Clark's basketball skills beyond three-point shooting.

“That's it, besides three-point shooting, what does she bring to the table?” Carter wrote in response to a post about her post-game press conference on Threads.

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