Posted on 12/14/2024 12:55:06 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Coming off an outstanding rookie season in the WNBA, Caitin Clark has been named "Athlete of the Year" by TIME. Washington Mystics co-owner Sheila Johnson took exception to that decision, saying it's unfair to give Clark all the credit for the WNBA's rise in popularity.
In an interview with CNN, Johnson said that all the focus on Clark has taken the spotlight away from other elite players across the league.
"We have so much talent out there that has been unrecognized, and I don't think we can just pin it on one player," Johnson said.
When asked why Clark was getting most of the credit for the WNBA's growth in 2024, Johnson pointed to the way the media portrays race in sports. Johnson asserted that non-white players who are just as good as Clark have gotten far less acclaim.
"Well, I want to be very diplomatic about this," Johnson said. "It's just the structure of the way media plays out race. I'm gonna be very honest. I feel very bad because I've seen so many players of color that are equally as talented, and they never got the recognition they should have. Right now, it is time for that to happen."
Johnson went on to say that TIME could have included the entire WNBA on its cover. She added that all the attention on Clark alone has created "hard feelings" and "stories of racism within the WNBA."
"Why couldn't they have put the whole WNBA on the cover and said, 'The WNBA is the League of the Year,' because of all the talent that we have," Johnson said.
In her interview with TIME, Clark addressed the issue of race, and she advocated for increased promotion of Black players within the league.
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She should be glad her bunk league got a shout out.
Surprised this dyke did not complain about Trump being MOTY.
Uh, actually you CAN just pin it on one player. Clark boosted ratings and attendance. If your other players were as good then they'd be ... oh, what's the word ... RECOGNIZED.
The Welfare NBA should turn back all their NBA subsidy checks and start facing the marketplace on their own.
The current subsidy is $15 million a year.
Exactly my thought, why get in the way of good publicity.?
So based on her reasoning you could never recognize any individual player.
You can’t have a most valuable player in baseball. You have to recognize the National League as being the most valuable league, for example.
Well, it sure wasn't because of you nappy headed morons, Sheila.
A bad person.
Should I mention that Washington Mystics co-owner Sheila Johnson is black and Caitlin is white? No, that would be racist.
Yeah. You got it too.
Shelia Johnson is the first black female billionaire and co-founder of BET. Yet, we know where her mindset is. Just say it out loud Shelia. You don’t want Caitlin Clark getting that award because she’s white!
If it wasn’t for bad ethics, black bureaucrats by large would have no ethics, whatsoever.
Racist racist racist. There is no possibility you can misconstrue the impact CC had on the unwatchable WNBA. She is without a shred of doubt THE only reason it gained popularity.
Wife of billionaire BET founder Robert Johnson.
“I’m gonna be very honest. I feel very bad because I’ve seen so many players of color that are equally as talented.”
Who would that be?
Simply cannot give Clark credit for her talent drawing record crowds.
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