Carmelo Anthony has revealed some behind-the-scenes scoop of Caitlin Clark’s viral reaction to Reggie Miller comparing her to Payton Pritchard. Clark looked like she was caught off guard by Miller’s remarks, though she played along afterward on social media.
On the latest episode of the “7PM in Brooklyn” podcast, guest DeMarcus Cousins asked Anthony about his reaction to Miller’s statement on live television. The New York Knicks legend shared that he was also surprised by it before giving his own Clark comparisons.
“When he said Payton Pritchard, it just caught me off guard,” Anthony said. “I see where he going at, he wasn’t completely tripping, but he was tripping. She got like a little Steph (Curry), (Tyrese) Haliburton. She play a little like Luka, like she knows angles. She manipulates you on offense.”
DeMarcus Cousins agreed with Carmelo Anthony about Reggie Miller being way off about Caitlin Clark and Payton Pritchard. Cousins categorized Pritchard as a scorer rather than a playmaker.
To be fair to Clark, she has always been compared to Steph Curry because of her range and 3-point shooting. She also draws out crowds like Curry, and her impact on offense and drawing defenses is similar.
Clark is also a pretty good playmaker like Tyrese Haliburton and Luka Doncic. As for Pritchard, he has a different game, though he’s averaging a career-high 5.3 assists per game this season.
The Indiana Fever superstar would later play off her reaction by sharing a clip of Pritchard scoring a basket on X, formerly known as Twitter.
NBC Sports will bring back Caitlin Clark as guest analyst
Caitlin Clark’s debut as an analyst for NBC was a resounding success. Her insights were really helpful, but her reactions went viral, especially with Reggie Miller’s comments dominating the headlines that week.
Speaking to Front Office Sports in early February, NBC Sports president Rick Cordella shared that they are trying to get Clark back as soon as possible. They were very happy with how things turned out.
“I think she had a good time,” Cordella said. “She played horse with Jamal (Crawford) the other night, which I think was a fun little segment, and for everything I understand, she enjoyed being on TV with our crew and hope to do it again soon.”
Cordella added that NBC was able to get Clark to join as a guest analyst because of Xfinity. Clark and Xfinity are partners, with NBC and Xfinity being owned by Comcast Corporation.
Edited by Juan Paolo David