Posted on 06/04/2024 6:32:14 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Caitlin Clark is being bullied and Clay Travis believes it exemplifies the adversity of being a white heterosexual woman in the WNBA.
Clark has been on the receiving end of some hard fouls and dirty plays since joining the WNBA. A rookie basketball player coming into the league with immense popularity only to be tested and put through the wringer by their opponents is not a new concept. But when that rookie basketball player is white and most of their opponents are Black, it invites discussions about race.
Monday night, Sean Hannity weighed in on the discourse around Clark, inviting OutKick’s Clay Travis and Tomi Lahren onto his Fox News show to offer their perspective.
“It’s not just race though, it’s also sexuality,” Travis claimed. “Caitlin Clark is a white heterosexual woman in a Black lesbian league and they resent and are jealous of all of the attention and the shoe deal that she got. And instead of recognizing the truth, which is great athletes who people care about coming into your league really do get everybody more money…”
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Agreed....
That’s true...The WNBA is a league of Lesbians...I’d love to see a D3 male basketball player go to the WNBA and tell them that he’s transgender and demand to be in the WNBA. 🤓
Heck, the ball wasn’t even in play.
The WNBA better be careful. If they keep this crap up, Clarke can simply quit and go into coaching.
I am not so certain that the league’s minimal popularity could survive. They wouldn’t be back to flying coach. They would be taking a Trailways bus from town to town.
My thoughts exactly!
$15 million yearly subsidy from the NBA plus charter flights which cost $25 million per year. So if CC leaves, the NBA would be on the hook for nearly $40 million a year.
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