Caitlin Clark (Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images)
Caitlin Clark would love to do nothing but play basketball, but it seems that people will not let her be.
Aside from the social media talk about her, Indiana Fever has also had to deal with a crazed man who tried to insert himself into her life.
A 55-year-old Texas man was arrested in Indianapolis for allegedly sending threats and sexually explicit messages to the WNBA star. 55-year-old Michael Lewis from Texas, was arrested on Sunday at a hotel in Indianapolis, the city where Clark’s team Indiana Fever is based.
Prosecutors charged Michael Lewis of Denton, Texas, with felony stalking.
Law enforcement officials identified messages sent to Caitlin Clark from Lewis on X that allegedly contained threatening and sexually explicit messages.
According to court documents, one of the messages allegedly sent to Clark read: “@CaitlinClark22 been driving around your house 3x a day..but don’t call the law just yet, the publc is allowed to drive by gainbridge..aka Caitlin’s Fieldhouse.”
Fans took to social media and sent prayers to Clark:
“in the last month – two middle-aged men have been arrested for stalking Caitlin Clark & Paige Bueckers. Two growing icons for Women’s sports. A sad and scary world we live in,” one fan said.
“Put him in jail and throw away the key,” another fan added.
“Cops usually don’t take action for stalkers until after something happens. Good they took action before,” a third fan stated.
“Glad they caught the guy. About 10 celebrities in Hollywood got killed by stalkers over the years,” another X user added.
“It’s crucial that such cases are taken seriously, and authorities act swiftly to ensure safety,” one final said on the situation involving Caitlin Clark.
Lewis is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday morning and, if convicted, could face up to six years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Caitlin Clark Says She Was Fearful
A Texas man sent sexually violent messages from his X account to Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark.
Michael Thomas Lewis of Denton, Texas, is charged with one count of stalking, threatening sexual battery or death, a Level 5 felony.
Police interviewed the WNBA’s rookie of the year, and she revealed that she “has been very fearful since learning of the messages and that she has altered her public appearances and patterns of movement due to fear for her safety.”
VIDEO: Some Dude Just Dropped The Cold Hard Truth On Why All Of These NFL Prospects Are “Dating White Women”
Unless this is your first day in America, then you know race relations in this country dominate just everything, and that includes NBA and NFL drafts
During the most recent NFL Draft in Detroit, social media was buzzing as athletes showed up to the red carpet event with their girlfriends and family. Many of the incoming NFL rookies were African-American and were spotted with white women, which has become the usual theme for years.
The same thing happens with the NBA Draft.
This year, the discourse on the NFL Draft and NBA Draft has gotten even louder as African-American women openly pondered why so many of the players never have a partner that is the same race as them.
One guy on TikTok decided to answer that question by revealing that the vast majority of his division-1 friends in college or headed to the league are dating or married to white women and explained why.
He stated that some of them had told him that their white girlfriend looked up to Taylor Swift while their girlfriend looked up to Megan The Stallion. He then states the guy asks how many white women he has seen doing the Megan Thee Stallion challenge as opposed to Black women.
He then dove into another story of a friend who relayed that his Black girlfriend started to request money from him as soon as she found out about his NIL money. She wanted her hair and nails done. He then added that the Black women would be upset if they went to places like Chipotle, and she demanded steak houses.