‘Can’t like and support Caitlin Clark without being called MAGA’: Former ESPN star does not hold back

IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectSince leaving ESPN earlier this year, Linda Cohn has become one of the loudest supporters of Indiana Fever stars Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham, which has led many to make assumptions about her politics. However, she does not seem to think that’s fair.The longtime SportsCenter anchor says those assumptions are wrong. During a recent podcast appearance, Cohn said that people “have no idea” who she voted for, and argued that you can’t support Clark these days without being labeled MAGA.Cohn’s New ShowCohn retired from ESPN in June after 34 years with the network, and she launched her own show shortly after. Without ESPN’s restrictions, she has been much more outspoken, including taking aim at LeBron James for his behavior during the national anthem.She has also been a frequent defender of Clark and Cunningham. Cunningham drew backlash this summer after saying that she wants to protect young girls who “shouldn’t have to go against biological men” in sports.Cohn has also faced criticism for questioning why A’ja Wilson withdrew from Team USA ahead of the FIBA Women’s World Cup, suggesting that Wilson may not have wanted to watch the tournament turn into a showcase for Clark.‘They have no idea who I voted for’Cohn appeared on The Sage Steele Show this week, where Steele – also a former ESPN star – noted that Cohn has been called MAGA for some of her opinions.“These people don’t know who I am. Way to get that paintbrush out,” Cohn said on the show, via Awful Announcing. “You better wash your little paintbrush because it’s very busy labeling everybody the same exact way. They have no idea who I voted for. They’d be shocked if they knew who I voted for. Okay. So, I’d ignore them.”Cohn said that the backlash to her comments about Wilson “bothered me a little bit,” calling it a learning experience. She noted that she called Wilson the greatest basketball player in the world in that same video.“That did not go over well because you’re talking about the queen, you know,” Cohn said. “They don’t hear that.”Cohn then argued that supporting Clark shouldn’t be political, but it has become that way.“That’s the whole MAGA thing. And by the way, you can’t like and support Caitlin Clark without being called MAGA, by the way, which makes no sense at all,” Cohn said. “I can’t root for a kid from Iowa who has set the world on fire, who has, if it wasn’t for her, we all know where the WNBA would be.”She also defended Cunningham, insisting that the Fever guard “never said she was anti-trans.”“But yet, the naysayers, those who hate, those who love to find something to criticize, immediately went there and spread a narrative that was not factual,” Cohn said.Clearly, Cohn isn’t going to stop sharing her opinions anytime soon.The post ‘Can’t like and support Caitlin Clark without being called MAGA’: Former ESPN star does not hold back appeared first on The Comeback: Today’s Top Sports Stories & Reactions.