ESPN analyst slammed for saying Fever is 'more dangerous' without Caitlin Clark amid injury absence

Amid Caitlin Clark's extended injury absence from the Indiana Fever at least one media pundit has suggested the gang is better without the superstar ESPN's Carolyn Peck stated on the grid on Thursday that Indiana is a more dangerous organization without Clark on the floor CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM I think that Indiana is even more dangerous when Caitlin Clark doesn t play because she s a ball-dominant guard she announced The ball s in her hands a lot so you know what you need to try to take away But when you look at Indiana now they ve got so various weapons Peck gave specific praise to Fever players Kelsey Mitchell Aari McDonald and Aliyah Boston Peck did not appear to give praise to Fever stars Sophie Cunningham or Lexie Hull When you have a point guard like Kelsey Mitchell and Aari McDonald making plays on the perimeter and a post like Aliyah Boston I m gonna tell you Indiana they are a threat And it s specifically on the defensive end Peck mentioned Peck's comments went viral on social media inciting the wrath of Clark's loyal supporters Barstool founder Dave Portnoy reposted the clip of Peck's comments on X writing I knew this was gonna happen The popular sports commentary X account BricksCenter also shared the clip writing Their hatred toward CC necessities to be studied Hundreds of smaller accounts made their criticisms of Peck's analysis known WNBA ROOKIE PAIGE BUECKERS SAYS MEDIA 'TRIES TO ISOLATE' IN RESPONSE TO PAST COMMENTS ABOUT BLACK WOMEN ESPN would be a lot more 'dangerous' without Carolyn Peck one user wrote Another user wrote All of Peck's takes on CC last year ended being wrong and I don't expect anything different from this season One user even went so far as to say ESPN analyst Carolyn Peck is a hater and a fool Peck was the women's basketball head coach at Purdue when current Fever head coach Stephanie White was a athlete there Together they won the NCAA title in Clark has missed the team's last four games with a groin injury and will miss a fifth on Saturday against the LA Sparks She previously missed five games with a quad injury With Clark Indiana is averaging an offensive rating Without Clark the company is with an average offensive rating In games she has played Clark is averaging points assists and turnovers Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter