Brennan’s articles create a narrative where Clark's injuries pose catastrophic threats to the WNBA's existence, igniting exaggerated concerns over her absence from games.
That includes freshman star Joyce Edwards, who leads South Carolina in scoring at 12.1 points per game despite coming off the bench. Edwards is a 6-foot-3 post player who glides up and down the court and is shooting 56.6% from the field. Against the Sooners, she had 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting.
Brown acknowledged, "Last year I didn't look really engaged or not a lot of energy like I [had] on previous teams. It's just because I was playing on one leg." This highlights how his injury impacted his performance significantly, affecting his engagement and energy on the court.
"I think Kyle Shanahan is a fantastic coach. I think he gives us an advantage each and every game we go out. Sometimes things just don't come together and yeah we take that responsibility; I know I do, Kyle does. It's just not what we'd hoped for, it's not what we expected from this team. But, you've got to deal with [it]."