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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Funny that all the attention to the WNBA was after Clark started playing ... wonder why all that other talent didn’t bring in the big bucks from increased attendance.
I’ve seen so many players of color that are equally as talented,
so they all set new records and were ignored, is that it???
feh
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ENTIRELY CORRECT
I am female
I like sports
I LOVE auto racing
I WOULD NEVER HAVE WATCHED 30 SECONDS of a WNBA game if it hadn’t been for CLARK.
Unless it was a black chic.
Am I the only person in the world that thinks the WNBA is pure garbage with or without Clark? Why would anyone watch that? Even if it only had white players, it would still be trash. Not that I am advocating for that. Just making the point that the entire league is worthless. They couldn’t even beat most boys high school teams.
Caitlin Clark is talented. She's the female version of Stephen Curry.
They couldn’t even beat most boys high school teams.
We watch women's tennis. Or college softball. I think the criteria is basically this.
Is it entertaining?
Yes. Caitlin Clark is entertaining to me, and I am not generally not sports fan, let alone a women's sports fan. She's obviously hugely talented. Also, it bothers me that she is treated like garbage by racist black WNBA players. She deserves to be liked, famous, and rich.
High Flight
By John Gillespie Magee Jr.
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds,—and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of—wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air ....
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew—
And, while with silent lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
I prefer the black and white one with the Indian chief inthe center.
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