NBA legend doubles down on strange Caitlin Clark comparison

Basketball Hall of Famer Reggie Miller was highly criticized for comparing Indiana Fever prima Caitlin Clark's crippled to Boston Celtics defender Payton Pritchard, with fans taking it arsenic a flimsy toward Clark. Miller doubled down connected his take.

Miller, 60, said the question was not astir the stature of the subordinate oregon however the subordinate has grown the game, but simply astir the crippled itself.

"The question of historically oregon stature-wise who is she compared to due to the fact that if that was the case, obviously, the W successful the WNBA she has brought truthful overmuch attraction and eyes similar a Stephen Curry," Miller said during a caller quality connected "The Dan Patrick Show."

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Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark (22) plays against the Atlanta Dream during the archetypal fractional of Game 3 of the archetypal circular of the 2025 WNBA playoffs astatine Gateway Center Arena successful College Park, Georgia. Sept. 18, 2025. (Dale Zanine/Imagn Images)

"So if that was the question, past I astir apt should person said Stephen Curry. But I was going by crippled alone, similar who does her crippled punctual maine of and erstwhile I look astatine Payton Pritchard and if you've watched Payton Pritchard,. They're precise similar."

Miller said Pritchard is astir apt a amended scorer than Clark erstwhile they get to the paint, but they some sprout step-back, heavy 3-pointers, determination rapidly with the shot and get a batch of assists. The Indiana Pacers large insisted that it wasn’t a slight, arsenic radical who cognize hoops emotion Pritchard’s game.

"Payton Pritchard, to the communal fan, isn't good known similar Stephen Curry, but to the hoops radical cognize Payton. People truly emotion Payton Pritchard, but it is what it is."

WNBA prima Caitlin Clark (left) and erstwhile NBA subordinate Reggie Miller broadcast connected the tribunal for NBC earlier a crippled betwixt the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York, New York. Feb. 1, 2026. ((Brad Penner/Imagn Images))

"I deliberation radical got caught up due to the fact that it wasn't a immense name, radical say, ‘You could person said Damian Lillard, you could person said Trae Young, you could person said Stephen Curry.’ I was comparing the games, not the stature of Caitlin Clark."

Pritchard was the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year successful the 2024-25 season. In his career, helium had chiefly been a productive seat player, averaging 10.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 3 assists per crippled successful his six-year career.

This season, with superstar Jayson Tatum retired with an Achilles injury, Pritchard has started much games and helium has been much productive with much minutes. In 60 games this season, Pritchard is averaging 17.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.

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Caitlin Clark (22) of the Indiana Fever walks connected the tribunal earlier the WNBA crippled against the Phoenix Mercury astatine PHX Arena successful Phoenix, Arizona. Sept. 2, 2025. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Dan Patrick gave Reggie Miller a accidental to amend his comments, and asked Miller again whose crippled Clark reminded him astir of, and helium again answered Pritchard earlier joking rattling disconnected different superstars to appease fans.

"I'm going to accidental Payton Pritchard, Stephen Curry, Kyrie (Irving), Isaiah Thomas, Magic Johnson, (Cade) Cunningham, (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander), she's each of them, alright, she's everyone."

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