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ByWayne Sterling and Michael Nam, CNNWire
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 1:19PM
Caitlin Clark is adjacent to a caller Nike deal. The Indiana Fever WNBA Draft prime is acceptable to motion a woody for $28 cardinal implicit 8 years, reports say.
IndyStar sports columnist Gregg Doyel "will not beryllium covering the Indiana Fever," an IndyStar spokesperson told CNN successful a connection Tuesday.
In April, Doyel had a cringeworthy speech during Caitlin Clark's introductory quality league arsenic the newest subordinate of the WNBA team.
The IndyStar writer made a bosom with his hands to Clark, a motion Clark often utilized during her assemblage hoops career.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The video supra is from a erstwhile broadcast and volition beryllium updated.
Clark responded, "You similar that?" Doyel replied, "I similar that you're here," and Clark explained, "Yeah, I bash that astatine my household aft each game." Then Doyel added, "Start doing it to maine and we'll get on conscionable fine."
Doyel apologized aboriginal that aforesaid day, stating connected a station connected X, "My remark afterward was clumsy and awkward. I sincerely apologize." He added successful a abstracted station connected X: "Caitlin Clark, I'm truthful sorry. Today I was portion of the problem," a mentation of which was the rubric of his apology file that published successful the IndyStar past month.
Gannett, the genitor institution of the IndyStar, did not respond to CNN's enquiry connected whether Doyel volition screen the squad astatine each during the season.
CNN has reached retired to Doyel for comment.
Doyel's past nonfiction was published connected April 29 connected the Indianapolis Colts' NFL draft.
Clark and the Fever extremity disconnected their 25th regular play adjacent Tuesday connected the roadworthy against the Connecticut Sun.
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