If anyone watches the game, they know this is part of it. Players get screened all the time. This is not new but some people think she is being treated harshly.
No, she is being treated like a rookie.
Why should she receive special treatment? And that’s where the issues start.
I was talking to a friend about this issue and he tried to compare it to Tiger Woods. What Tiger Woods did was history-making and changed the face of golf forever. What Caitlin Clark is doing is just playing basketball.
I think the lack of respect and attention the league received before she arrived has angered many people, particularly in the Black community. And now she is receiving special treatment from the media on a team that has yet to win a game so far this season.
The WNBA has always been a good product and it shouldn’t take a white face to show up in the league for folks to recognize that.
She is receiving all this attention on a team that has yet to win a single game and it has ticked a lot of people off, especially those in the league who have worked hard over the years to make the league what it is today.
To Clark’s credit, despite the attention, she has remained humble and does recognize the importance of the ladies who came before her. She also hopes her popularity will help current players get their flowers too.
I just wish a lot of her fans and the media would do the same and show the same amount of love and respect that she shows toward the
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