Caitlin Clark (Photo via Imagn Images)
Caitlin Clark enthusiasts are unhappy with an ESPN decision ahead of the network’s broadcast of the sharpshooter’s first preseason game.

Clark and the Indiana Fever will play an exhibition fixture against the Brazil women’s national team this Sunday. The Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa will host the contest.

Given that Clark made her name in Iowa, playing for the Hawkeyes, the game will draw plenty of eyes and will mark a homecoming of sorts for the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer.

Caitlin led the Hawkeyes to back-to-back national title games, though she couldn’t fire them to a title. Even so, she cemented her legacy as one of the greatest college athletes ever and went No. 1 overall in the draft last year.

ESPN announced on Friday that it will air an episode of ‘WNBA Countdown’ featuring Malika Andrews, Chiney Ogwumike, Andraya Carter, and Monica McNutt an hour before, while Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, and Holly Rowe will cover the actual game.

Sunday, ESPN will air the Indiana Fever’s preseason #WNBA matchup against the Brazilian National Team

Featuring Caitlin Clark’s return to @uiowa

🏀 3p ET | WNBA Countdown
🏀 4p ET | @IndianaFever vs @basquetebrasil pic.twitter.com/bnC3rAu6E1

— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) May 2, 2025

Fans Don’t Expect ‘WNBA Countdown’ Panel To Have Anything Good To Say About Caitlin Clark

Caitlin Clark (Photo via Imagn Images)
Fans don’t appear all that pleased with the announcement as they expect the ‘WNBA Countdown’ panel to spew negativity about the second-year Fever star.

“You got all Clark haters on the wnba countdown,” one wrote in the comments.

You goy all Clark haters on the wnba countdown.

— lui (@luihrms) May 2, 2025

“Great more Malika Andrews now on WNBA Countdown. She is terrible and needs to be fired,” another declared.

Great more Malika Andrews now on WNBA Countdown. She is terrible and needs to be fired.

— Robert Zoline (@RobbieZoline) May 2, 2025

“yuck get those ladies out, im sick of em,” offered a third.

yuck get those ladies out, im sick of em

— Crafty Academic (@craftyacademica) May 2, 2025

“Get a better crew for the countdown but keep Andrews. Also zero diversity on the countdown crew very disgraceful,” a user claimed.

Get a better crew for the countdown but keep Andrews. Also zero diversity on the countdown crew very disgraceful

— Matthew Hayden (@MatthewHay87641) May 2, 2025

As for Clark, she’s looking forward to going back to Iowa as she’s only returned a few times since leaving college.

“I honestly haven’t been back to Iowa City a ton since I left a year ago now,” she said. “Only been back a couple times, once for a football game and once for my jersey retirement. So it’ll be fun to get back there, see some of my former teammates, my friends that are there, a lot of my family will be coming. I know they’re excited.”

The game between Indiana and the Brazil national team will tip off at 4:00 p.m. ET.