4 WNBA players are considered bigger trash-talkers than Caitlin Clark

A viral interaction betwixt Caitlin Clark and Jacy Sheldon past period reinforced Clark's estimation arsenic 1 of nan WNBA's most-talkative players.

In only one-and-a-half master seasons, nan 23-year-old Clark not only has emerged arsenic 1 of nan league's apical guards; she is besides an elite trash-talker, personification who could return nan mantle of nan legendary Diana Taurasi as nan WNBA's foremost wind-up merchant.

However, Clark isn't location yet, according to an anonymous WNBA subordinate canvass conducted by The Athletic. Instead, nan mantle has passed from 1 Phoenix Mercury subordinate to another.

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Upon Taurasi's retirement, it is Alyssa Thomas who now is regarded arsenic nan biggest trash-talker successful The W. Among 33 respondents to The Athletic's poll, Thomas received nan astir votes pinch 13, followed by Minnesota's Courtney Williams (5), Connecticut's Marina Mabrey (4) and Seattle's Skylar Diggins (2).

Clark and Indiana Fever teammate Sophie Cunningham received 1 ballot each.

“Everyone knows AT talks s—-," 1 subordinate said of Thomas' trash-talking talent. "I don’t moreover defender her, and she talks s— to me.”

Alyssa Thomas being voted nan league’s biggest trash talker by her peers wholly tracks. I really had Bria Hartley connected my show recently, and she said nan aforesaid thing. https://t.co/XAHPzddyPG pic.twitter.com/YbOAMFZZXJ

Thomas, 33, is simply a beardown campaigner to triumph her first MVP grant this season. In her first pinch nan Mercury, "The Engine" leads nan WNBA successful full assists (142) and assists per crippled (9.5). Her efforts person helped Phoenix to a 14-6 record, 3 games down nan Minnesota Lynx for nan champion people successful nan league. 

“(Thomas) smiles and talks s—, that’s nan crazy part," different responsive told The Athletic. "It’s psycho stuff, she’s crazy, man.”

So while Clark whitethorn person a burgeoning position arsenic a trash-talker, it sounds for illustration nan two-time All-Star has to refine this peculiar accomplishment successful nan years to come.

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