Basketball Legend Bizarrely Claims Caitlin Clark Didn’t Break Her Scoring Record, Then Backtracks After Criticism

Ahmad Austin Jr.Apr 8th, 2024, 4:47 pm
 
Caitlin Clark

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Women’s college basketball legend Lynette Woodard said she didn’t believe Iowa star Caitlin Clark broke her all-time scoring record, but then backed down after getting a significant amount of backlash.

This season, Clark set a number of new records during her historic season. First, Clark broke Woodard’s scoring mark to become the women’s all-time leading scorer in Division I college basketball. Then, Clark passed Pete Maravich to become the all-time leader across all of Division I college basketball.

Iowa’s program honored Woodard when Clark broke her record.

At a recent convention, however, Woodard expressed her belief that her record still hasn’t been broken. Her reasoning came from the fact that the two women played in drastically different eras.

“I am the hidden figure, but no longer now,” she said during her remarks. “My record was hidden from everyone for 43 years… I’ll just go ahead and get the elephant out of the room. I don’t think my record has been broken because you can’t duplicate what you’re not duplicating; so unless you come with a men’s basketball and a two-point shot, you know.”

Woodard received significant pushback online and made a statement clarifying her comments. In the statement, she acknowledges that Caitlin Clark does indeed hold the record.

“No one respects Caitlin Clark’s accomplishments more than I do,” Woodard said on social media. “My message was: A lot has changed, on and off the court, which makes it difficult to compare statistical accomplishments from different eras. Each is a snapshot in time.

“Caitlin holds the scoring record. I salute her and will be cheering for her throughout the rest of her career.”

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