Ex-ESPN anchor is slammed for contradicting herself on Caitlin Clark

Former ESPN anchor Jemele Hill has fumed over 'irresponsible' reports about Caitlin Clark causing WNBA ratings to plummet - despite appearing to agree with them. Former ESPN anchor Jemele Hill has fumed over 'irresponsible' reports about Caitlin Clark The sports journalist shared a post on X about Sunday's playoff game between the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty being the most watched WNBA semifinal for 22 years and said: 'And yet I keep seeing irresponsible headlines claiming the WNBA playoffs are down because of no Caitlin Clark. Hill sparked confusion online with her bizarre rant about Clark impacting WNBA ratings That is despite the Indiana Fever rookie's playoff exit causing viewing figures to plummet A record WNBA audience of 2.54 million tuned in for Clark and the Fever's loss to the Sun 'So if ratings would be higher if she was in the Semis then that means ratings dropped because she’s not in it.' Both of the semifinal games also fell significantly below a number of Clark's regular season games in terms of viewership; with the Fever's clash against the Lynx raking in 1.26 million viewers last month.