THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Despite the doubters, Clark's star continues to shine

The battle isn’t over.

Attorneys representing Bobbie Jo “B.J.” Throckmorton filed suit Wednesday in Pinhead County, Okla., demanding that Caitlin Clark give up all claims and statements suggesting that Clark is the all-time scorer in women’s college basketball.

Clark, who now plays professionally for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA, was believed to have set the collegiate scoring record during her 16-season career at the University of Iowa.

Clark’s tenure in Iowa City lasted long enough that she is eligible to become chancellor at the school, and she has discussed the opportunity with the Iowa Board of Regents.

However, Throckmorton’s battery of attorneys — who insist that locking down the official scoring record would be worth “trillions of Washingtons” — are seeking an injunction that could prevent Clark from playing any basketball (including Saturday games at the YMCA) until the case is resolved.

There is confusion about the record because Throckmorton, “The Pinhead Bazooka,” scored more than a half-million of her total points while being home-schooled on a ranch outside of Cigarette Pack, Okla.

Apparently, games played on a dirt driveway close to the ranch were counted in local records.

Bobbie Jo, who is 6-foot-9, scored 665 points in her final three games on the driveway.

“It ain’t my fault that the younger kids were little,” she said, when questioned about the competition and venues for her games.

YES, YES, almost everything in our “news story” about the legendary B.J. Throckmorton was thrown together just for fun.

However.

There has been an endless hassle over Caitlin Clark’s records, her popularity and the excitement she’s helped bring to the WNBA.

This should be a delightful boost to women and girls — and in fact, they’re flocking to see this Iowa grad who is throwing in 3-pointers from Steph Curry’s range.

The Fever and the entire WNBA have gotten a surprising and almost spectacular jolt from Clark turning up on the scene — along with another group of stars led by Chicago’s Angel Reese.

Even better, Clark and Reese already have struck up a friendly “rivalry” that’s selling even MORE merchandise.

Everyone seems to be benefitting from this bolt of electricity that has given a shot to a league which was quietly successful, but now boasts headline stuff every day.

Other than the fictional Bobbi Joe Throckmorton, who could possibly object to this new “Wow!” factor in the WNBA.

Well, several grumpy veterans who carried the league when it survived as the UConn Alumni Association.

That’s who.

A raft of former UConn stars who were the spotlight of the WNBA aren’t all that ga-ga about these new kids on the block.

One of the big-name “Caitlin Who?” stars, however, is Lynette Woodard — the league’s first big scorer (and Kansas alum) who wound up playing for the Globetrotters.

Woodard has questioned Clark’s college records on two fronts.

Caitlin played five seasons, while Woodard (and most other big-name players) enjoyed just four.

Also, in Woodard’s day, players used the same, larger ball as the men.

MEANTIME, Clark hasn’t argued with anybody.

Almost.

She just plays ball, signs autographs until dawn, and (yes) enjoys the financial fruits of her stardom

Perhaps it’s the money that gives so many of these other stars the hives.

Hall of Famer Sheryl Swoops gets cranky discussing Clark, to the point that on her podcast, the subject of Indiana’s improvement came up and Swoops specifically mentioned four players — but not Clark.

The rookie should have been kind of hard to miss, since Clark has averaged 17.8 points and 8.3 assists per game, leading all rookies in both categories and leading the entire WNBA in average assists.

This resistance from veterans and retired stars is a bit bizarre.

If Clark were arrogant, cocky or just unpleasant, I guess you could understand that other players would make a case that she should be a better face for the league.

But that’s not the problem.

NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe suggested a different cause on his ESPN show.

He thinks the other players are just flat-out jealous.

Sharpe pinpointed an incident from a week ago, when the Storm’s Skylar Diggins-Smith went out of her way to knock down Clark at the start of a timeout.

Sharpe had an idea.

"If I'm Caitlin Clark, I would've told Skylar Diggins, 'Get your coat, your brim, and get on out of our gym. Y'all stop this foolishness," Sharpe said.

I like it.

Save that for future use, Caitlin.

Email: scameron@cdapress.com

Steve Cameron’s “Cheap Seats” columns appear in The Press four times each week, normally Tuesday through Friday unless, you know, stuff happens.

Steve suggests you take his opinions in the spirit of a Jimmy Buffett song: “Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On.”