Opinion | A columnist made a controversial introduction to Caitlin Clark

This did not go as expected. And it didn’t go how it should have gone.

Basketball star Caitlin Clark, fresh off leading the University of Iowa to a spot in the national championship game in women’s college basketball, was the first overall pick in the WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever earlier this week. On Wednesday, she had her introductory news conference in Indianapolis with the local media. IndyStar sports columnist Gregg Doyel introduced himself in a way that has drawn massive criticism, and led to not one, but two apologies from Doyel.

Here’s what happened:

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