Seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry advises Caitlin Clark to protect herself on the court

Seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry has immoderate elemental proposal for Caitlin Clark: Fight back.

Horry, 55, was asked astir the disapproval the Indiana Fever prima has gotten for complaining to the referees, and Horry said Clark needs to support herself.

"You deliberation astir erstwhile you erstwhile you're the best, everybody privation to sound you out. And I deliberation a batch of radical are going aft her and for me, conscionable play the game," Horry told Fox News Digital astatine The World Cup 2026 Kickoff Party Blue Carpet astatine the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

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Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark waits for play to resume during the 4th fourth against the Golden State Valkyries astatine Chase Center successful San Francisco, Calif., connected May 28, 2026. (David Gonzales/Imagn Images)

"Some different players astir the league didn't support themselves, and the (harassment) went on, truthful my champion proposal (for) her is support yourself. Don't fto cipher effort to punk you."

Horry played with Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal and cited him arsenic an illustration of a subordinate who fought back.

"I deliberation I (played) with 1 of the top players (in) Shaquille O'Neal, helium got hammered. I cognize he's bigger and stronger than Caitlin, but helium got to a constituent wherever helium conscionable started warring back. You know, idiosyncratic (elbowed him), you elbow him back."

Clark has taken immoderate hard fouls during her 3 seasons successful the WNBA, with galore fans wondering if the attraction from her competitors is intentional. The 24-year-old often pleads her lawsuit to the referees aft contact, which has drawn the ire of fans who accidental she complains excessively much.

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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever reacts aft a foul was called during the archetypal fractional against the Portland Fire astatine Moda Center successful Portland, Oregon, connected May 30, 2026. (Ali Gradischer/Getty Images)

Fever fans astatine slightest weren’t complaining erstwhile Clark buried a game-winning 3-pointer to assistance unafraid a 78-76 triumph implicit the Washington Mystics connected Monday. Clark had 19 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds successful the win.

The Fever person had a tumultuous commencement to the season, but are implicit .500 astatine 6-5. In 10 games, Clark has averaged 18.7 points, 8.7 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game.

Horry played successful the NBA for 16 seasons. He began his vocation with the Houston Rockets, spending 4 and a fractional seasons with them and being a cardinal portion of their championship-winning teams successful the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons. The Alabama autochthonal was past traded to the Phoenix Suns, wherever helium spent fractional a play earlier signing with the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Robert Horry and Candice Horry airs connected the bluish carpet for the World Cup 2026 Kickoff Party astatine the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum connected June 9, 2026. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

Horry was a cardinal contributor during the Lakers' three-peat from 1999-2001 and earned his third, 4th and 5th vocation NBA titles. After spending 7 seasons with the Lakers, Horry joined the Spurs, wherever helium won 2 much championships successful 2004-05 and 2006-07.

In 16 seasons, Horry averaged 7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.

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