Ex-NBA champion says Caitlin Clark would lose badly to Bronny James in 1-on-1 hoops

Even after all she’s won and accomplished, Caitlin Clark still has her haters.

Clark dealt with her share of criticism entering the WNBA this past year and ended up proving all of her detractors wrong after completing a historic rookie season. The Indiana Fever star is likely to only get better from here, equipped with a new, experienced coach in Stephanie White and a team coming off a playoff appearance for the first time since 2016.

Despite Clark’s emerging dominance in women’s hoops, she wouldn’t stand a chance against a G-leaguer like Bronny James, according to former NBA All-Star Jeff Teague.

Teague, a 12-year vet who won a championship with the Milwaukee Bucks, thinks Clark would be badly beaten by the Los Angeles Lakers rookie in a hypothetical 1-on-1 contest.

“Caitlin wasn’t going to score a point on Bronny, bro,” Teague quipped Club 520 podcast (at 3:00 in the video). “She might not even get a shot off, bro. … He’d beat her by 60 (points). He’d legitimately beat her 20-0. Bryce James would beat her 20-0.

“That’s my whole point, he’s 10 times more athletic than her. He can do everything better than her. She’s a girl, bro… She’s a bully, but no, bro, that’s a man.”

Teague also said he thought Clark would only be able to beat “high school kids.”

Teague’s co-hosts pushed back on his stance, saying they believed Clark could at least take on Division I men’s college hoopers, but Teague remained steadfast in denial.

Clark, who turns 23 in January, recently added another award to her glittering resume of accolades, which notably includes the WNBA Rookie of the Year and the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s scoring titles. Her no. 22 jersey for Iowa will be retired at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on February 2nd.