WNBA fans fact-check Sheryl Swoopes' false claims about not calling Caitlin Clark a bully

Sheryl Swoopes can't catch a break because of her past comments on Caitlin Clark. The WNBA legend continues to get called out frequently and the latest instance saw her get fact-checked by WNBA fans for calling Clark a "bully."

Swoopes denied saying that on the "X" (formerly Twitter) space, where a bunch of people showed support to her amid receiving backlash for her alleged anti-Clark agenda. @LegendofWinning on X fact-checked Swoopes' comment by sharing a video where the former league MVP said Clark was a "bully."

The video dates back to Swoopes' appearance on former NBA player Gilbert Arenas' podcast on June 18. As the panelists discussed the Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese battle, Arenas argued that the latter is the "bully" among the two.

"She's [Angel's] rugged, right?" Arenas said. "She's built for trying to bully. She's a bullied, right? No one feels sorry for the bullier."

Sheryl Swoopes, who has consistently favored Angel Reese over Caitlin Clark, immediately jumped to the Chicago Sky star's defense.

"She's not a bully," Swoopes said. "Well I mean, if you want to talk about bullies we can talk about everytime Caitlin has the ball, she pushes off."

Fans picked on this snippet to call out Swoopes for denying saying this.

"she was really grasping at straws…like be for real bruh," one user wrote.

"All shes done is back track and try to change the narrative on all her comments about CC," said another.

More reactions followed:

Reactions on Swoopes calling Caitlin a bully. (Source: Sheryl Swoopes' X)

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Sheryl Swoopes apologized to Caitlin Clark months ago over inaccurate claims

Amid Sheryl Swoopes getting bashed online for her alleged anti-Caitlin Clark stance, the WNBA legend was forced to share a screenshot of her conversation with the former Iowa star over a factual error in an interview.

The former player-turned-analyst texted Clark about her inaccurate comments in February. Swoopes shared her interaction with Clark on X.

(Source: Sheryl Swoopes' X)

While talking about Clark potentially breaking the NCAA women's all-time scoring record in her senior year on Gilbert Arenas' podcast in October 2023, Swoopes inaccurately said that Clark had played more games than previous record holder Kelsey Plum because of the 'COVID' giving her an extra year of college eligibility.

Swoopes also suggested Clark was a 25-year-old playing against 20-year-olds in college, which was incorrect and claimed that the former Iowa star took 40 shots a game. Clark finished her NCAA career averaging 20.1 field goal attempts. Her career high was 22.7, way off from what Swoopes claimed.