An OutKick opinion piece criticises former ESPN analyst Ryan Clark for comments seemingly directed at WNBA player Sophie Cunningham, after she said young girls deserve protection in locker rooms. Clark, who left ESPN last month and has since spoken about racial bias at the network, used his "Pivot" podcast and social media to suggest lower-scoring players receive too much attention for off-court commentary rather than basketball, without naming Cunningham directly. The article, written in a strongly opinionated and partisan tone, frames Clark's remarks as hypocritical given his own media profile.

The piece points to Cunningham's on-court performance as a rebuttal, noting she scored 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting (all three-pointers) in 22 minutes during Indiana's win, finishing with a team-high plus-17 rating, outperforming Clark's 22 points and Kelsey Mitchell's game-high 28. It also highlights that Cunningham ranks second in the WNBA for three-point shooting percentage at 45.5%, and recalls her past viral moments defending Caitlin Clark on court and pushing back against ESPN in a separate incident.