Even after being a host for ESPN for 34 years, Linda Cohn’s is being called out for her opinions on women’s basketball. Her outspoken commentary around Caitlin Clark has recently drawn the attention of NFL insider James Boyd, who believes what Cohn does not do justice to reporting, as the Indiana Fever star and her team prepare to play the Las Vegas Aces.

Cohn recently argued that Clark needs a coach she respects, pointing to Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve as someone who could potentially fit that role. Her take came after the 24-year-old dropped just two points in the Fever’s regular season finale against the Lynx. But the take didn’t sit right with Boyd, who took to X to challenge her take on Caitlin Clark. But after one fan challenged Boyd’s response, he doubled down on X, claiming Clark merits a more holistic reporting than what Cohn provides.

“Linda Cohn isn’t ‘sports reporting.’ She’s grifting. Reporting requires time and talent. Grifting requires none. She’s just disgracing herself by continuing to push these idiotic narratives/agendas about a player/team she’s NEVER around. Caitlin Clark deserves so much better,” he wrote.

Cohn’s opinions have repeatedly generated discussion, particularly when they touch on the relationship between Caitlin Clark and the people around her. In response to her previous take on Clark’s coaching needs, Boyd bluntly refused its validity.

“This is an idiot take, and anyone who agrees is an idiot, too,” Boyd wrote.

If one has followed Cohn’s coverage of the WNBA for a while, this is hardly the first time her comments have put her in the middle of a debate.

During Team USA’s run-up to the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, she drew significant attention for her comments surrounding A’ja Wilson’s decision to withdraw from the tournament. Wilson cited health concerns, but Cohn suggested that Clark’s growing presence may have been a factor in Wilson’s decision, arguing that Wilson did not want to be overshadowed by the “Caitlin Clark show.”

But Caitlin Clark has repeatedly made it clear she doesn’t put much stock in narratives created around her from the outside. Just a few months ago, she even addressed the disconnect between media discussion and what athletes actually experience.

“I think a lot of it is like, it’s not always based in reality. I feel like media and journalism have a responsibility to tell the stories, and a lot of times you guys are the ones controlling the narratives about what people read and what people talk about and a lot of that is sometimes so far out of touch with what is reality,” Clark said in an interview with ESPN’s Malika Andrews in July 2026.

That perspective is particularly relevant now, with the playoffs approaching and the Fever preparing for a postseason run. Indiana currently holds a 28-26 record in the regular season, and in less than 24 hours they will lock horns with the defending champions, the Aces.

The No. 6-seeded Fever and No. 3-seeded Aces will meet in a best-of-three first-round series. The teams faced each other three times during the regular season, with Indiana winning two of those meetings. The first team to win two games will advance, while the loser’s championship run will come to an end. ESPN analysts already give the Las Vegas Aces 62.3% odds to bring home the win, while the Fever hold 37.7% odds.

So while Caitlin Clark has spent much of the season dealing with constant attention, her focus ultimately remains on what happens between the two baskets. The regular-season finale against the Minnesota Lynx offered a reminder of that. Clark had one of her worst WNBA scoring performances as Indiana suffered a heavy defeat, leaving the Fever with plenty to address before the postseason begins.

The Fever now face an uphill battle, as they lost Tyasha Harris to injury. To add another layer of issues for Fever head coach Stephanie White, their defensive anchor Aliyah Boston has been marked as questionable for the game against the Aces after a recent flare-up of a lower leg issue.

That’s why, for the Fever guard, there is little time to get caught up in the conversations happening around her. The playoffs demand her attention, and the Fever will need their star focused on the court rather than the latest debate surrounding her.