​Dave Portnoy slammed the latest Caitlin Clark critic — and he is not alone. USA Today’s sports columnist Nancy Armour invoked Emmett Till in her piece on Clark’s flopping and arguing foul calls. The tragic story of Till, a 14-year-old African-American boy who was abducted and lynched during a family visit to Mississippi in 1955, was used by Armour as a comparison for the apparent dangers Clark’s actions pose to her WNBA colleagues.Her story, which has since been updated, had one paragraph that was particularly controversial.Nancy Armour is facing criticism for her Caitlin Clark column. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect“It shouldn’t need reminding this country has an awful history of Black people being harmed, even killed, in the name of ‘defending’ white women,” Armour originally wrote in her column for USA Today. “The WNBA’s All-Star Game this weekend is in Chicago, Emmett Till’s hometown, and a local art gallery is currently hosting an exhibit imagining his life if he hadn’t been lynched.“While it’s incumbent on the WNBA to do more to protect its players, there also should be an expectation on Clark to recognize the wider consequences of her actions.”Portnoy — the Barstool Sports founder and outspoken Clark supporter — didn’t mince words when he directly called out Armour in a post on X.“Congrats to USA Today’s Nancy Armour! She has written the dumbest [paragraph] not only of my lifetime but in the history of sports. This is an article that says @CaitlinClark22 arguing calls has become dangerous for the @wnba and civil rights. Nancy Armour should be out in a straight jacket and locked up. We can’t have these types of smooth brains roaming freely in society,” Portnoy wrote in a post on X.Armour later released a statement apologizing for the Till comparison, but upheld her belief that abuse and threats directed toward WNBA players should be taken more seriously. Congrats to USA Today’s Nancy Armour! She has written the dumbest paragraph not only of my lifetime but in the history of sports. This is an article that says @CaitlinClark22 arguing calls has become dangerous for the @wnba and civil rights. Nancy Armour… pic.twitter.com/4nWGZf0gin— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) July 23, 2026“In my recent column, I made an inartful comparison with the murder of Emmett Till. I intended to connect the issues the WNBA is currently facing with its All-Star Game being hosted in Till’s hometown of Chicago,” Armour said. “I obviously did not provide enough context for that. However, this point stands: There is a history in this country of perceived threats to white women being weaponized against African-Americans, and the danger that poses to Black players in the league.“Players have been abused online and have reported receiving death threats. That has to be taken more seriously. I sincerely regret that my lack of appropriate context is overshadowing that important conversation and the ac