Pat McAfee has denied a report that ESPN told him to stop discussing Caitlin Clark ¹. McAfee had previously made headlines for his comments about Clark, including an incident in June where he referred to her as a “white b—-” during an impassioned argument in her defense ¹ ². He later apologized for his comments and reached out to Clark ¹ ².
McAfee explained that he stopped talking about Clark because “the universe told me not to talk about her” and that it was “mostly” because he’s “an idiot” ¹. He clarified that his decision had nothing to do with ESPN, saying “ESPN has zero say over my show” ¹.
A report had suggested that ESPN had told McAfee to stop discussing Clark, but McAfee shut down the report on Twitter, calling it “completely false” ¹. He said that the report was “rage-baiting” and that he had stopped talking about Clark because it was causing “full chaos” in his life and on his show ¹.
McAfee’s comments about Clark had sparked a lot of controversy, with some people accusing him of being sexist and disrespectful ¹ ². However, McAfee has maintained that his intentions were complimentary and that he has a lot of respect for Clark and women in general ¹ ².
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