The 2024 WNBA draft drew a record-breaking 2.446 million viewers on April 15. Nevertheless, No. 1 decide Caitlin Clark, who’s scheduled to make her WNBA debut on Might 3, seems to have already recorded the primary block of her skilled profession — former NFL star and provocateur Antonio Brown.
On Friday, April 19, Brown shared a screenshot on X exhibiting that Clark had blocked his account.
“Cracker of the Day #CTESPN Blocked by Cousin It,” he captioned the screenshot.
The “Cousin It” remark seemed to be a nod to the character from the Addams Household film and TV present.
Throughout a press convention on April 6, Clark informed reporters that criticism comes with the territory. “Once you’re within the highlight like this, there’s gonna be one million totally different opinions on you. And for as many individuals which are going to like you, there’s going to be folks that don’t such as you,” she stated.
Brown has taken intention on the 22-year-old’s bodily look on a couple of event, with April 17 marking his newest string of assaults.
The Tremendous Bowl winner stated on X that Clark “appears like she preserve it bushy.” The 35-year-old adopted up the publish by later referring to Clark as Mel Gibson, somebody he’s typically in contrast her to since she broke the NCAA Girls’s report for all-time main scorer earlier this yr.
“Mel Gibson NIL razor take care of ManScaped coming,” he tweeted.
Brown additionally recommended that Clark resembled a founding father.
“She seem like she bout to signal the Declaration of Independence,” Brown wrote on April 18.
Brown’s commentary sparked reactions on X.
“He’s his personal worst enemy,” one particular person wrote on the platform. “If he had any frequent sense, he’d attempt to restore his popularity to enhance his possibilities of moving into the Corridor of Fame, however he solely makes issues worse for himself each time he goes on social media.”
One other X account didn’t take kindly to Brown’s commentary and wrote: “Dude get a life! The social media mindset of this man won’t ever change that’s why he’ll at all times lose.”
In one more publish, Brown hinted that double requirements come into play, indicating that it’s all enjoyable and video games when he jokes about Chicago Sky draftee Angel Reese, nevertheless, he’s met with backlash when he mentions Caitlin Clark.
On April 1 as LSU confronted Iowa, Brown likened Reese to Danny Glover in “Deadly Weapon” towards Mel Gibson (Caitlin Clark), but it surely’s unclear what different feedback he’s made in regards to the “Bayou Barbie” previously.
Shortly earlier than Clark and Reese’s groups confronted off within the Elite Eight, Brown shared a picture of Mel Gibson and Danny Glover’s “Deadly Weapon 2” film poster.
“Iowa vs LSU rematch on Monday,” Brown wrote on March 30. The sport was a rematch of the 2023 NCAA Division I ladies’s basketball nationwide championship recreation.
However Brown seemed to be on the identical web page as Reese in January. He jumped into the fray amid the controversy surrounding NBA star Ja Morant’s celebration throughout a recreation. Morant seemed to be taking pictures an imaginary gun, which was in comparison with Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers’ in-game celebration.
Reese appeared to take difficulty with the criticism Morant confronted over his celebration and recommended he was being held to a double normal, “lol I’ve seen this earlier than,” Reese wrote. Whereas Brown appeared to share comparable sentiments, he determined to specific his emotions on the state of affairs by utilizing a racial slur.
Brown has a monitor report of sharing offensive jokes and sparking beefs through the web. His complicated and, at instances, disagreeable jokes or feedback have beforehand prompted his former teammate, Tom Brady, to hit the block button. Brown additionally seems to be restricted from interacting with President Joe Biden on X.
