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Pat McAfee<\/a><\/strong> apologized after describing Caitlin Clark<\/a> <\/strong>as a \u201cWhite Bitch\u201d on ESPN\u2019s <\/span>The Pat McAfee Show<\/a> <\/span><\/i>on Tuesday, June 4. <\/span>\u201cWhen I was saying it, I legitimately meant it in a complementary fashion like, \u2018This is the one\u2019 and as I said it didn\u2019t even think\u2026 Honestly had no idea what was happening on the internet til two and a half hours later after the show ended\u2026 I started reading through a lot of comments that are being said and I felt like actually the worst human on earth,\u201d voiced the 37-year-old via X<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI shouldn\u2019t have used \u2018white bitch\u2019 as a descriptor of Caitlin Clark. No matter the context.. even if we\u2019re talking about race being a reason for some of the stuff happening.. I have way too much respect for her and women to put that into the universe,\u201d wrote the sports analyst.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With this being the Women\u2019s National Basketball Association star\u2019s rookie year, the comment by Pat comes shortly after a loss to the New York Liberty. \u201cI did reach out to Caitlin Clark through the Fever PR, sent an apology, and then got a message back that she said that it was \u201call good\u201d no blood, we move forward and she appreciates us reaching out and apologizing\u2026 so that obviously makes me feel a little bit better,\u201d he expressed.<\/span><\/p>\n I shouldn\u2019t have used \u201cwhite bitch\u201d as a descriptor of Caitlin Clark. No matter the context.. even if we\u2019re talking about race being a reason for some of the stuff happening.. I have way too much respect for her and women to put that into the universe.<\/p>\n My intentions when saying\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/F6OHB4gvYh<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) June 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n While sending an apology message to the first overall pick of the WNBA\u2019s 2024 draft, Pat told those who were taken back by the term, \u201cI understand, I learned a lot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Despite this bump in her professional basketball career, Caitlin has faced a rough and not-so-welcome start in the WNBA. On Thursday, May 30, the Fever player got into a heated discussion with Seattle Storm\u2019s Victoria Vivians<\/a><\/strong>. Following that, she was shoved to the ground by Chicago Sky\u2019s Chennedy Carter<\/a><\/strong> on Saturday, June 1.<\/span><\/p>\n The foul play and unsportsman-like moments did not trigger Caitlin, though. \u201cI grew up playing basketball with the boys. It\u2019s always been physical and feisty and you have to find a way to hold your own,\u201d she said in a previous interview.<\/span><\/p>\n Coming to defend the basketball player during this time was Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahome<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s wife, Brittany<\/a><\/strong>.\u201c@caitlinclark22 keep doing your thing!! You\u2019re a baller and it\u2019s incredible to see what you\u2019re doing for the game and women\u2019s sports!!\u201d she wrote on her Instagram Stories.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n