The View’s Whoopi Goldberg defends Chennedy Carter after her brutal foul on Caitlin Clark

The Chicago Sky player faced widespread backlash for seemingly yelling ‘you b***h’ as she shoved the Indiana Fever star to the ground, resulting in a flagrant foul.

During a segment on Monday’s episode of the talk show, the Sister Act star implored viewers to ‘get over [themselves]’ and accept that WNBA players are ‘athletes.’

‘Let’s be realistic, OK? This is basketball, OK? This happens in basketball all the time. Angel Reese got clotheslined the other day,’ Goldberg said, referencing Carter’s teammate who came under fire for cheering when Clark was pushed to the floor.

‘This is, “Get out the way or I’ma move you.” That’s what the game is … A lot of people, however, are reading this as confrontation. But this is not confrontation,’ she insisted. ‘They’re not playing on the court. They’re there to win. And just because they’re women … get over yourselves, they’re athletes.’

Hostin, who is a member of the WNBPA board of advocates, reminded viewers that basketball is a ‘contact sport,’ however she conceded that Carter’s bodyslam was ‘clearly a flagrant fou