ESPN's Carolyn Peck claimed the Fever is "more dangerous" without Caitlin Clark, sparking backlash as the team's offensive rating is higher with Clark.

Former Purdue coach and ESPN analyst Carolyn Peck boldly claimed the Fever might be more dangerous without Caitlin Clark. The numbers don't necessarily support it, but she explains why that may be ...

At this juncture of the 2025 season, the Indiana Fever have played half of their games without the services of their star point guard Caitlin Clark. Plagued fir ...

That’s asking for trouble. And that’s exactly what ESPN analyst Carolyn Peck did, on national TV, no less. The Indiana Fever just beat the brakes off the Las Vegas Aces, 81-54, on July 3.

While on ESPN's "SportsCenter" earlier this week, Carolyn Peck suggested the Fever are "even more dangerous" without Clark on the floor. They've won three out of the past four games without the ...

Carolyn Peck speaks before the game between the Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty during the WNBA Finals on Oct. 10, 2024, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

However, ESPN analyst Carolyn Peck sparked widespread backlash with her recent comments suggesting the opposite — that Indiana may actually be more dangerous without Clark.

And this stretch of good play prompted ESPN analyst Carolyn Peck to make a very bold claim, which she said on a July 3 episode of SportsCenter.

That’s not a knock on Carolyn Peck, at least, not intentionally. But the former Purdue head coach drew some ire this week when she suggested the Indiana Fever might actually be better without Clark.

Particularly dispiriting has been the way that Clark's WNBA elders have greeted her: Former players and coaches like Sheryl Swoopes as well as ESPN analysts Monica McNutt, Chiney Ogwumike and ...