Doyel is suspended for two weeks, longtime Indianapolis sportswriter Bob Kravitz reported. Also, Doyel will not go to Clark’s games this season but will instead cover them for opinion stories by watching them on TV.
The report did not specify if the suspension is paid or unpaid.
The Indianapolis Star suspended Gregg Doyel for two weeks after his awkward interaction with Caitlin Clark. Instagram / Gregg Doyel
The Indiana Fever selected Clark first overall in the WNBA draft and on April 17 introduced her to the media.
At the presser, Doyel made a heart gesture with his hands at Clark, a motion she made toward her family during games while she played college basketball at Iowa.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark moves the ball upcourt against the Dallas Wings during the first half of a preseason WNBA basketball game in Arlington, Texas, Friday, May 3, 2024. AP
“I like that you’re here, I like that you’re here,” Doyel said.
Clark explained that she made the gesture at her family, and Doyel responded, “Start doing it to me and we’ll get along just fine.”
Doyel has not filed a story since a Colts draft piece on April 29, missing Clark’s preseason debut as well as the Pacers vanquishing the Bucks in the first round of the NBA playoffs and the start of their series against the Knicks.
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."
“I now realize what I said and how I said it was wrong, wrong, wrong. I mean it was just wrong,” he concluded the column. “Caitlin Clark, I’m so sorry.”
The Indianapolis Star is owned by USA Today’s parent company, Gannett.
Doyel did not immediately respond to an email from The Post asking if he had any additional comment.
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