Gregg Doyel Apologizes For Creepy Moment With Caitlin Clark

18/04/2024 01:50

Gregg Doyel, the prominent sports columnist for the Indy Star, has apologized for his "creepy" moment with Indiana Fever No. 1 draft pick Caitlin Clark on Wednesday.

Clark, the top pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, held her introductory press conference on Wednesday. Doyel had a bizarre interaction with her that went viral.

Here's what happened:

Doyel: "Gregg Doyel, Indy Star. Real quick, let me do this. [Heart hands gesture.]"

Clark: "You like that?"

Doyel: "I like that you're here, I like that you're here."

Clark: "Yeah, I do that to my family after every game. Pretty cool."

Doyel: "Well, start doing it to me, and we'll get along just fine."

Reporter: 🫶

Caitlin Clark: "You like that?"

Reporter: "I like that you're here."

Caitlin: "Yeah, I do that at my family after every game."

Reporter: "Start doing it to me and we'll get along just fine."

Caitlin: 😳

(via @IndianaFever / YT)pic.twitter.com/BBjU881K7a

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) April 17, 2024

Doyel,a veteran in the sports media industry, has since apologized for the awkward interaction.

"Today in my uniquely oafish way, while welcoming @CaitlinClark22 to Indy, I formed my hands into her signature 🫶. My comment afterward was clumsy and awkward. I sincerely apologize. Please know my heart (literally and figuratively) was well-intentioned. I will do better," he wrote.

Doyel also added that he has a column coming on the interaction.

Clark, one of the top players in women's basketball history, does a hand heart gesture to her family after every game. Whatever Doyel was intending to do - and what he said afterwards - was at best, incredibly awkward and misguided.