Stephen A. Smith suggests support for federal investigation into WNBA for treatment of Caitlin Clark

Stephen A. Smith responded to a recent opinion piece by the Wall Street Journal that called for a government investigation into the WNBA for the controversial handling of physical plays against superstar Caitlin Clark.

“Do we doubt that at his discretion, at his disposal, if he finds this to be an issue that is politically expedient to him, that Trump won’t use this to feed his base?” Smith said. “If [Clark] is seen to be physically getting abused on the basketball court in a way that is such a clear and flagrant discrepancy compared to what happens to others, that that man is not going to say something?

“You don’t think Catilin Clark could become an issue of national, potentially international, and definitely federal proportions?”

Smith cited recent agreements by Columbia University and Harvard University with Trump’s administration to settle alleged civil rights violations against Jewish students and employees as a comparison for a potential probe into the WNBA’s treatment of Clark.

Smith suggested support for a potential investigation.

“I’m not here saying the case will be won by the government if it gets to the points. I’m saying they have a case, they have an argument,” Smith said of the idea during an episode of his show on Tuesday.

Smith also suggested President Donald Trump could use such an investigation to solidify support among his followers.