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Fans claim Pat McAfee should 'take some time off' after sexist comment towards Caitlin Clark: 'Keep women's sports out of your mouth'
Pat McAfee has been told to 'take some time off' after he bizarrely called Caitlin Clark a 'white b****' live on national TV on Monday.
McAfee issued a groveling apology after the slur, which came while he was offering a strange defense of the Indiana Fever star in the wake of her rough treatment by Chennedy Carter.
McAfee noted how other rookies - like Angel Reese and Cameron Brink - have also boosted the profile of the WNBA but said their impact is tiny compared to Clark's.
He also brought up a number of statistics comparing the three rookies to illustrate that Clark is in a league of her own. But while doing so, he called her a 'white b****', which seemed completely unnecessary.
And viewers have taken to social media to criticize McAfee and tell him he needs to take a break from his ESPN show.
Pat McAfee bizarrely called Caitlin Clark a 'white b****' while live on national TV on Monday
The TV host posted a groveling apology to Clark, saying he has 'way too much respect for her'
One fan wrote: 'Pat McAfee far far too comfortable calling women who are more talented than him "b******".
'Keep women's sports out of your mouth. This is not "growing the game" - it's being a sexist loser.'
Another commented: 'Maybe Pat McAfee should take some time off from talking about women's sports if he's going to be casually referring to the players as b******.'
'The one thing that Pat McAfee is so good at is being so embarrassing and painful to listen to you eventually start muting your TV and then stop watching the product altogether because oh my god he's so annoying holy christ on a cross'.
After being hit by complaints on social media on Monday, McAfee took to X later on to apologize. He posted: 'I shouldn’t have used “white b****” as a descriptor of Caitlin Clark.
'No matter the context.. even if we’re talking about race being a reason for some of the stuff happening.. I have way too much respect for her and women to put that into the universe.
'My intentions when saying it were complimentary just like the entire segment but, a lot of folks are saying that it certainly wasn’t at all. That’s 100% on me and for that I apologize… I have sent an apology to Caitlin as well. Everything else I said… still alllllll facts.'
McAfee's comments angered viewers and some suggested he should be taken off air
Clark, the WNBA's No. 1 overall pick, has dominated the headlines in recent days after being brutally fouled by Carter of the Chicago Sky.
She was knocked to the ground by Carter towards the end of the third quarter of their win on Saturday and it has sparked a debate about the treatment of Clark since she turned pro.
Clark has constantly been the subject of rough treatment from opponents during her rookie season amid claims of jealousy from other players at her explosive impact on women's basketball.
McAfee, who was at the Fever-Sky game and saw the incident unfold, gave an passionate defense of Clark on Monday and said she alone had been the driving force behind the WNBA's surge in popularity.
Speaking on his ESPN show, McAfee said: 'I would like the media people that continue to say "this rookie class, this rookie class, this rookie class" - no, just call it for what it is.
'There's one white b**** for the Indiana team who is a superstar and is it because she stayed at Iowa, put an entire state on her back, took a program from nothing to a multiple-year success story?
'Is it because she would go on to break the entire points records in the history of the NCAA, not just the women's record by Kelsey Plum, but also Pete Maravich's.
'Is there a chance that people just enjoy watching her play basketball because of how electrifying she is, what she did, what she stood for, how she went about what she went for, maybe.
'But instead we have to hear people say that we only like her because she's white and she's only popular because the rest of the rookie class is doing what they're doing.
'Well that's a bunch of bulls*** and we think the WNBA, and more specifically their referees, need to stop trying to screw her over at every single turn.
'What you have is somebody special and we're lucky she's here in Indiana.
'Once again, I respect the way Chennedy Carter goes about her business. I was on the floor - they were telling her to relax after that thing while they were reviewing it.
Clark has dominated the headlines after being brutally fouled by Chennedy Carter on Saturday
Clark was inexplicably bodychecked to the ground by Chicago Sky's Chennedy Carter
'Turns out it was flagrant, even though those WNBA refs are looking for Caitlin to respond in this situation. The refs were probably looking at Caitlin and waiting for her to give them a nasty look so they could tee her up.
'It has been not just the players. It has not been just the players that have been like 'not in our league' it is also very clearly the refs and I think if you hear the media talking about it it's the same thing.'
Carter insisted on Monday night she has 'no regrets' about her actions as she addressed the incident directly for the first time.
The 25-year-old appeared to yell 'you b***h' at the former Iowa star before knocking her to the ground. The Chicago player then refused to answer questions about Clark immediately after Saturday's loss to the Indiana Fever.
But following practice on Monday, she said: 'I don't have any regrets with anything. I'm going to compete and play 100 per cent hard - no matter who it is or who we're playing.'
Carter said she acted in the 'heat of the moment' and was simply retaliating.
Footage appears to show Clark catching the guard with her elbow moments before she was knocked to the ground.
'I think I got hit in the head the play before and it was just one of those things that was in the heat of the moment. I don't know Caitlin. I don't know her from anyone but at the end of the day this is hoops, it is competitive,' she said.
The Chicago player addressed the incident directly for the first time after practice on Monday
'This is basketball, if you're playing someone like me, I classify myself as a dawg. So if you're going to throw a punch, I'm going to compete with you.
Carter added: 'When we're inside those four lines, it's smoke. After it's all love... we didn't hit her like she was out on the streets. It's just basketball.'
The 25-year-old, who received the backing of Whoopi Goldberg on Monday, was asked if she now accepted that her actions had crossed a line.
Even Chicago Sky head coach Teresa Weatherspoon publicly criticized the play, insisting it was 'not appropriate'.
'She and I have discussed what happened and that it was not appropriate, nor is it what we do or who we are,' Weatherspoon said.
But Carter insisted: 'There's no line. I'm competing. I'm going to compete... if you're going to throw punches first, I'm going to compete. It's all love. It's basketball.
'This happens in the NBA. Actually, I'm focused on New York (Liberty) now, I'm not really focused on that play anymore. It happened... it's over with.'