FYI, your comment showed up on my page at a totally unrelated channel for a Thai coffee vendor. YT shenanigans again, I've seen them do it to my comments as well.
I sooooo agree!! Black folks need to stfu about her! She has earned this position with dedication and hard work. She deserves the same respect as other rookies! Leave her the hell alone!
Totally agree with you. Anything that brings eyeballs to the screen and does so in a positive manner, support it. I sure hope these women in the WNBA don't blow this opportunity.
@@jmerced but the women playing in the league dont have the power to negotiate media, marketing and endorsement contracts! The owners do and the primary owner of the WNBA is the NBA!
Exactly. Plus it was not the norm to see a black or biracial man play professional golf. So his youth, race, along with his super talent played a HUGE part in getting folks (50 of age and under) to tune in to pro golf on a weekly basis. This is the same thing with Caitlin. The fact that she is a white young woman that stands out through her skills in the midst of a majority black dominating league, brings in viewers and money regardless of folks hating.
Thank you. We here in Iowa adore her. Her love of the game was contagious and her embracing of fans, especially young ones, was admirable. And loved her media interviews because she was intelligent and gracious towards her team mates, her coaches, and her opponents. She is a class act and we are so proud of her. I hope the WNBA will learn to appreciate her.
To the black people that complain about Catlin Clark did any of these people support the WNBA when the black players that were good but in the end all players will benefit
@@natureredux1957 That is not what he asked. You are deflecting. His question was where was your care for these woman before last month? WNBA was not a thought on majority of peoples mind before CC was a thing.
The thing about it was that white America was putting down angel by unnecessary name calling and white america was not talking about clark until the last two years of her college career plus the media bliws up a lot of mess.
@@GloriaReed-u2jExactly! Because the fact of the matter is MEN are not interested if they can't get a rise out of it. The male audience is increasing because of Angel!💯
I'm not from America and i don't care whether you are a white or black player. What drawn me to Caitlin Clark is long passes and long shots which are not set shots. And she has the ball she is not looking for a shot but who has the best opportunity to score.
So if Clark is getting the attention because she is white, why aren't the top white players already getting the attention? If you keep making it about race, how are you going to get rid of racism?!
@@KenneJ-bu7rr Because the vast majority of people in this comment section don't watch the WNBA. They just look for something that have a black person involved or is missing black people and start complaining. This woman in the WNBA don't concern almost everyone in here. If she was black, it wouldn't even be a topic, because black woman been getting drafted highly from college since the existence of the WNBA and that wasn't enough to pay attention. Only to complain about money and fame.
Thank you Roland, I don't know why people didn't see that. The first thing I thought about was finally women will get their due, will get paid, and hopefully nobody else will have to go to a hostile country like Brittany Griner in order to make a decent living. It's good that Clark came along otherwise the women's teams would still be treated unfairly.
The WNBA is trash 🗑️ Most women don’t even know the name of their local team. Most women don’t even know who the current champion is. Most women have never attended a game. Most women don’t even own any merchandise.
After I raised up to 325k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸 also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom....
Wow 😱 I know her too Miss Renee Marie Harrison is a remarkable individual who has brought immense positivity and inspiration into my life. Her unwavering wisdom have been invaluable assets, enriching my journey in countless ways.
What’s annoying is people speaking on the WNBA who’ve never watched until now. All of a sudden everybody has an opinion. Smh. At least in the men’s game and other sports they honor the greats who’ve come before them. That’s not what’s happening here. They’re totally discrediting all of the amazing female basketball players who have graced the basketball court before Caitlin Clark and acting like she’s some kind of unicorn. People’s beef is not with Caitlin, she’s been a class act, their beef is with the media and all of these bandwagon fans who are acting like the women’s game hasn’t always been entertaining. If it wasn’t for the Lisa Leslie’s, Candace Parker’s, and Dawn Staley’s of the world, there would be no Caitlin Clark. Those women deserve more respect than what they’ve been getting. It honestly isn’t even about race, but giving credit where credit is due. Just because the hype around Caitlin Clark’s name is putting more eyes on the WNBA doesn’t mean people shouldn’t point out the obvious biases and privileges that this younger generation is receiving.
Right! Here's another stupid oversite of her blind worshipers they hvnt watch anything either....the league hasnt even played 3real gms yet😅😅😅. One word is the bait for all of this CONTROVERSY sells. My guy Prince.
He didn’t highlight Reese at all she created and stirred up the controversy that became a sore spot for many of Catlin’s fans to see her as the villain and to look forward to the rematch and I believe when all the stardust clears Angel will be shining the brightest
FINALLY!!!!!! it's about time someone spoke on this issue. Black Community and citizens have many other pertinent concerns that affect us. Our lives and existence is.
The black community to CAN speak on whatever they please... If you don't like it you can close your ears to it.. this is a free country.. you don't get to dictate to black people what to listen to, or shouldn't listen to..
Black women . . . this is your time to really embrace a sports league that features strong Black women doing their thing at the highest level. Of course the media is going to hype up the white girl. The white viewers have heavily watched the games she's played in. So you know what we as Black people need to do? Watch the games featuring the great Black women players. Support A'ja Wilson, Arike Ogunbowale, Alyssa Thomas, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Jewel Loyd, Jackie Young, Betnaija Laney, Napheesa Collier, Rhyne Howard. Notice that I didn't say Angel Reese, which is the main Black female player that all of the "new" and "casual" fans know. Definitely support Angel. But don't throw ALL of your support to Angel, when there are so many fantastic players in the league. Support ALL of those women by watching the league.
The FEVER has blk players, too....a few who are better (Boston, Smith, Mitchell) than most of those you listed....but I guess they're not YOUR kinda blk, cuz they play with the wht girl you hate.....So much for "support all blk players", huh?......LMFAO.....You people are simply hilarious!
@@petep5207 This is not about talent, its about star power. Fever averaged 4,000 fans per home game last year. 13,000 in attendance this year's home opening to see Caitlin
I truly love you, Roland Martin @rolandmartin! It took you to tell the whole truth! I could not stand women’s basketball because they were missing simple shots! This comes down to one thing! This is what black women do, they throw shade even on their own situations that will make them better!
@smelly6065 back?? She was never there. She just got drafted. What you meant was watching back to women's basketball. It's ok to admit you made a mistake on what you meant. You clearly meant Angel got you Watching woman's basketball and woman's ncaa basketball. You haven't gotten back into watching the WNBA and you know how I know????
There are plenty of players like Angel Reese already in the WNBA. She's a rebounder. What made her game bring you back to the WNBA? She is certainly not as good as Cynthia Cooper or Sheryl Swoops
@@andrewmatzo8167she has more followers than all of them put together.😂 Basketball is entertainment… you can be average and if you have a following you can get paid. You can’t be great and have no following or else no one‘s gonna watch like the last several years. If the players build their personal brands then the overall brand will elevate. These college girls have it down more than the professionals.
Literally nobody mad at Clark we mad at the media and other people of power that glorify her and her story because shes an all American white girl from Midwest
The WNBA is trash 🗑️ Most women don’t even know the name of their local team. Most women don’t even know who the current champion is. Most women have never attended a game. Most women don’t even own any merchandise.
Does he ever let anyone talk unless you agree with him? I don't necessarily agree with the lady, but how can you be right all the time? I used to watch him (all the time) but he's always all over the guests, and for me, it's gotten stale.
She is wrong. She sounds like the rest of the haters out here. Caitlin didn't stand out just because she is white, she stood out because she could hit those logo threes consistently. That is what caught my attention and her slick passing game kept me watching.
Rolland is right! About so so many things, and this is just one out of many, keep it up my dear brother But I got to say this; none of us can possibly please all of us, and yes! Your Show, I will continue to support it 💯 but he do be pissing me off! By cutting other people off when they’re making valid points, Sounding like Porky 🐷 the gad Dammit Pig! 😂 I just know that theirs other people thinks this as well 😊but again keep up the good work! Real talk 😂just saying 🤷🏿♂️
She is complete wrong. CC is the best NCAA basketball player we have ever seeing; I do not say that, her numbers and records say so. No other player moved the NCAA like CC did.
After hearing what you had (first time listener) to say on your podcast.I had to subscribe . It’s was a fair objective assessment of the Catlin Clark controversy for rookie of the year and value to WNBA . Good job !
@@GloriaReed-u2j What does a championship has to do with anything? The NBA pushed Kobe and LeBron right out of high school. Its talent and drawing power that matters
Both can be true. There are some disgusting racist fans - no doubt. But there is crazy hate for Caitlin. The championship comment here is a minor example - it gets way worse than that. And she doesn’t do a thing but speak up for the league and those that came before her and paved the way. She’s so unproblematic that this dude turned a court storming into her deliberately trying to injure herself by running into a fan. Lame.
I said during the Women's NCAA tournament that Caitlin and Angel could do for the WNBA what Larry and Magic did for the NBA. I saw the Angel Reese phenomenon up close. I am the Public Address Announcer at Coppin State University in Baltimore. When LSU came to play us on December 20th, Reese (a Baltimore native) was a smash hit. I saw young girls scream, "Angel, please look at me" all through the warm-ups! I do believe the impending pro rivalry between Reese and Clark will be a huge step in the elevation of the WNBA!
I have to tell you that the unbridled Envy pouring out of Angel Reese is not good for the league. And some people are going to quit watching because it's intolerable, especially with the WNBA trying to boost Angel over clark in an unfair way. It isn't good, they ought to just compete and angel needs to shut her mouth and the WNBA leadership needs to stop putting their thumb on the scale
Man! Roland is on point with this one now that economically leading class is supporting the WNBA all black women will now get better pay if anyone knows business you will be able to understand his point clearly.
@denisebailey3226 haha. What a hater! If she was black you would have a different opinion of her. You think britney griner is a better wnba spokesperson? Haha
@@denisebailey3226 - You hate on literally EVERY video mentioning CC. Worse still, is that you spew nothing but lies. I have even roasted you on Twitter for your blatant lies. If CC feeds into it, state how. I dare you...Fact is, some of those past legends whom CC has shown great respect, admiration and reverence for, have repaid her by shytting on her in the pettiest of ways. Yet, Caitlin has taken the high road EVERY time and kept it professional. One of her childhood goals was to meet her idol,. Maya Moore. If CC can respect blk athletes, why can't blks like you respect HER ??? THAT is WHY Caitlin has such GLOBAL appeal and marketability. She proves you can be feminine without flashing your breasts. You CAN be competitive without denigrating others to prop yourself up. SHE is the role model the WNBA has sorely lacked for much of its existence. People flock to class and dignity. Caitlin is only TWENTY-TWO years old and is 100 times more mature than 100% of her haters. She has already won at life. She wasraised by 2 parents who instilled class, morals and respect in her. The accolades are just gravy.....so you keep hating with your rotting heart.
As a black man, I see that there are to many other things that we as black people need to be concerned about, such as diabetes, or police brutality. A white female athlete is no real threat.
Black people killing each other, selling drugs to each other, too attached to materialism, non attachment to education, fatherhood and family, lack of morality and spirituality, and love affair with the democrat party are the problems black people need to be concerned with.
Roland you are 💯 percent correct. The more money Caitlin makes, the more money the WNBA makes. We never watched the WNBA, but now we can’t wait for the official season to start. So go ahead Caitlin…make our money!👍🏾😎
This is too easy people. Chicago sky game should’ve been aired on TV. You have two champ on the same team. Two high profile Champions and they aired a game from someone who lost two championships back to back. This is truly not hard for me. It’s more at play than what Roland is saying. I agree with the lady that Roland Martin actually cut off 😂
@@greggcrawford124I am. And so are the people who enjoy the game of women’s basketball. I’m not interested in the wnba marketing. That’s for the league to do. I’m here for the love of the game. And to ask any of the professional black white or otherwise players to bow down is sad.
I'm a huge Dr. J fan and even he could not get NBA games off tape delay. Bird and Magic saved the NBA. I hated Bird back then but that made me watch the Celtics because I wanted to see them lose. ML Carr waving that darn towel made me wanted to shove it down his throat. Hatred for a team makes games more fun to watch. I really miss the 80s and those NBA playoffs.
@@nursemcfarlane6655 There was cable tv before the 80's. I watched the Atlanta Braves on Ted Turner's Super Station back in the 70's. Turner bought the Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Hawks and put them both on his Cable Super Station. His cable channel was broadcast across the whole country. That was why the Atlanta Braves had such a huge following and was known as Americas Team. It was at the time the only team many people had access to on tv. I got to watch just about every Atlanta Hawks games because they were on cable.
@@nursemcfarlane6655he didn’t fail at that. He failed professional black women when he talked solely on the marketing & money aspect and deliberately dismiss and disregard the professional women playing on the court’s view.
The WNBA dropped the ball on this across-the-board because they should’ve took note of the last three years of women’s basketball in the NCAA. more and more people have been watching women college basketball then the men. and Marketing, you have to see a trend before it starts and it was right there in their face
The WNBA is trash 🗑️ Most women don’t even know the name of their local team. Most women don’t even know who the current champion is. Most women have never attended a game. Most women don’t even own any merchandise.
Roland is so right. Tiger is a perfect analogy to the CC effect. Tiger brought a new audience to the stuffy, old and white sport which was golf. He made golf cool and made the PGA escalate in viewership and $$$. CC is doing the same for the W. The other panelist’s Great White Hope theory in the W is a falsehood because DT, a white player, is already considered the goat.
@@petep5207Wrong. Research their games. The stands were full. Houston Comets were a huge draw. Also, if you want to see the greatest shot in WNBA history, google ‘Teresa Weatherspoon The Shot’, that’s all you need.
You obviously don't get how business and marketing works. Nobody paid any attention to the wnba before this year. The damn league hasn't made a profit since it existed. I don't know if the league will even make a profit this year, but I can almost guarantee you Indiana will because Caitlyn team are selling out their arenas.
No one is complaining about Catlin Clark she is dam good however... I'm surprised at Mr Martin it's not about Ms Clark it's the News and media.. the young lady is correct
@andrewmatzo8167 CC not only is the representation of the European white community, but her fans or followers also make up the other letters that are not of the LBGTQ community that wasn't warmly welcomed to the WNBA; The C for Christian and Conservative along the H for heterosexual. This group brings allot of resources, money and influence.
Isnt it strange that all of a sudden they getting chartered flights, amazon setting up media deal. Where was this a few years ago when current players were complaining about flying comnercial and lack of money. Now all of a sudden the perks come.
Not strange at all. Caitlin Clark has impacted the WNBA in ways never seen...until now. The numbers do NOT lie. SO much so that other teams who are talking ish about HER...are moving games against HER...to much larger arenas. SHE is the difference-maker that will take the WNBA off welfare. Is there anything else I can clarify for you?
The WNBA is trash 🗑️ Most women don’t even know the name of their local team. Most women don’t even know who the current champion is. Most women have never attended a game. Most women don’t even own any merchandise.
Why do his panel goes on his show!? Roland give them a chance to talk! Then he over talk them, just like Piers Morgan! Roland didn't wanna hear what they have to say! When he knows his panel is right!
I disagree I'm black and I watch Caitlin Clark because of her greatness her shooting how fast she is her passing defense may be the weakest part of her game but it certainly is not weak soul sister and brother who thinks it's about her whiteness it is not
Amen thank you! They need the eyes, the money and the attention to finally have a chance to make a profit. What other business loses money for decades and then stops their chance to turn it around. The WNBA is the welfare branch of the NBA. Grow become bigger earn money 💰.
1 question... Who faithfully watched WNBA games when all of those legendary Sisters was BALLIN??? Viewership, merchandising and ticket sales brings money to these women athletes. I'm glad they will be paid better, and I don't care who brought forward the change! Everyone who is upset about the Caitlin hype should tune in to WATCH these sisters bring it to her each and every game. BUY their jerseys. GO to the games!!! I'm in Chicago and I honestly have only watched a few Sky games when Candace Parker was here AND SHE'S A HOMETOWN JEWEL! I watched the draft for the 1st time, and I will for damn sure will have both of my daughters at Wintrust Arena to cheer for Angel Reese!!!
Hope to see you there! I'm a season ticket holder for the Chicago Sky. Been watching and $uppprting women's BB since the first league ( WBL) started in the 70s!!
Yeah it seems like Martin is making a pitch once again to the White conservative media it's a little too late you done burnt that bridge stay with your people on this one
We as black people are so blinded by racsism that we fail to be logical sometime. While this is all going on, the NBA media is literally being critiqued for not acknowledging the best player in the league -- a white guy named Joker .... I dont see black people having an issue with that .
Just be quiet you made ZERO sense. Everybody calls Jokic the best in NBA. White people act like racism don't exist we just know it does because it's mainly aimed at us so yes, we always seem to have to defend ourselves so naturally we defend our own when there's conflict. Black people don't have a problem with CC we have a problem with CC fans and the racism and agenda behind her. If you can't see that that's the problem. It's not her we all know she gifted.
Get over it WNBA Caitlyn is for real with a class act and unlike those jelly black players accept it and don't forget Caitlyn is not a dyke, maybe that is why everyone is embracing her. She is a sight to behold on the court and I have never seen a player as good as she is and that makes other girls jelly.
U sound like that white woman who told LeBron “ to shut & dribble” The WNBA has a marketing problem f , How U don’t promote all stars, F LeBron is the scoring champ however , the NBA promotes KD, Curry, JT Wow‼️no sport setup promote one Even the example U used of Bird & Magic is 2 Wow‼️ It business but why not take advantage of All chips on the table,
Were there no records broken by black women college players before Caitlyn? I'm not referring to the records she broke, but just other collegiate records? If they have then where was the same fanfare, which proves the point of this distinction. Tiger was the wrong comparison unless folks are saying Caitlyn has superior skills above all these other players?, I don't know, but these are my questions.
Stop it Roland, Tiger Woods experienced a lot of racism from other players. The narrative that all the white men were happy to see Tiger Woods is false.. You don’t remember the jokes Fuzzy Zoeller used to tell about Tiger Woods..
I didn't like Tiger woods because I don't like golf and I don't want golf taking up too much of my sports center time. But ESPN would go on and on about Tiger Woods and never shut up about him.
Can you blame a white person for wanting to see a player that they identify with? It happened when Asian players in the NBA were elevated. Lots of Asians were interested in basketball. It's nothing wrong with it. Men are more into men playing sports. Women are more into female sports like gymnastics and figure skating. It's natural and it isn't wrong. I mean how many Americans watch cricket? Yah...I thought so.
I'll only play in them as much as they get mad at us when we see a person we identify with being successful and they tell us to shut the hell up about it
Well, if it really is because white people identify with a white player, just say it is. Don't tell us that it's not about race - because you are literally saying it is. And don't tell us that no, it's just because of her talent, or no, it's just because we're haters. Just admit you like seeing a white person doing that well in that context, because you are white too, and it is actually about her race. And I'll ease off because I can see how the conversation gets uncomfortable when it gets put in those terms. But this is what you are saying, isn't it?
@@Motionedout Just like you all like to see Simone Biles dominating in a traditionally thought to be 'white sports' because black folks could 'identify' with her.
The women on the panel is right and Roland don’t like it. We see you Roland 😂. We’re not talking about Larry Bird right now we talking about what’s going on now.
The WNBA is trash 🗑️ Most women don’t even know the name of their local team. Most women don’t even know who the current champion is. Most women have never attended a game. Most women don’t even own any merchandise.
CC isn’t the first white woman with skills in the WNBA. Her popularity is bc she’s a phenom, that’s it. It’s not about race bc then explain Venus & Serena Williams, Dominique Dawes, Simone Biles, Coco Gauff, etc.
Put it this way. I live in Indiana and I NEVER!!.. In my life considered going to see the Indiana Fever play anything... I went to IUPUI for my undergrad when I lived in downtown Indianapolis and was given free tickets and overslept and took a nap chose homework instead of going to see those women play. Now I live 100 Miles outside of Indy and my partner and I will drive to see her play and buy courtside tickets... They're not athletes as much as they're entertainers and ultimately, people like me (the market) decides how much they get paid
They are talking about what they want to on their platforms, just like you talk about what you want to talk about. They don't need your help, sir. People are tired of Participation Trophy Clark. And the Great White Hope mentality surrounding her.
Actually pple r not tired of her she still extremely popular. And I don't see a great white hope mentality around her. She is a good player and pple did gravitate towards her and sometimes that happens .
@@devanshepard9118actually most of us BLACK people are tired of her. Speak for you and your people…… and you can save “I’m black too” lie you’re gonna respond back with
@@CHanksII um I am black n that's not a lie . Family came from Trinidad actually. What's also not a lie is Caitlyn is the most popular player so yes she gets the most attention. It's plenty of black basketball commenters on RUclips who have have Caitlyn her props so the truth is the truth no matter how much you hate it. Also not every block person has the same opinion
@@CHanksII Don't speak for us. Your hatred is yours alone. I watched her play and enjoyed it. I didn't even think of her being some Great White Hope until you sensitive people had to stick your noses in. At the end of the day, you still won't support the WNBA, so you are here just to debate. You have nothing to do with this except for the hatred of skin color. They have a word for that.
Those who are going to watch Caitlin Clark play have been going to watch her play for the past two years maybe even longer. It’s never been because she was white. It’s been because of her game performance. She was playing in a Midwest College. So people were used to hearing her name mentioned and grew a following to see her play. I’ll lay you odds had she gone to a big name school, nothing would have changed for the WNBA. And now she has brought those fans with her to another smaller market. They’ve been following her for quite some time. It’s not because of her being white, that’s just an easy cop out.
Roland I totally DISAGREE 💯yours soft peddling to these weird yt people You’re NOT right on this one learn to be quiet sometimes and listen, it’s how we grow sir
The WNBA is trash 🗑️ Most women don’t even know the name of their local team. Most women don’t even know who the current champion is. Most women have never attended a game. Most women don’t even own any merchandise.
The fact is Caitlin Clark is popular because she is white! The white people love her because she is white girl who can hoop in black dominated sport. She is good for the WNBA because the young black women that are good will now get paid because more people are watching and they will get endorsements. Black people watched tennis because of Venus & Serena two black sisters & sistas were the best in a white dominated sport!! In the end those playing the sport will benefit from Caitlin’s popularity but it’s fair to recognize its because of the “great white hope” syndrome. When Larry Bird was coming out of college Al Maguire ( great sports analyst & former Marquette college basketball coach in the mid 1970s) called him the “great white hope”! The rival between Magic & Bird helped the NBA become people because it was the Lakers vs Celtics the winningest franchises in basketball, the long standing rivalry between the teams, they were the best two players in the league (and were young) glitz & glam of Hollywood vs the hard hat hard working of Boston and probably most important Black vs White!! There were Blacks people in Boston rooting for the Lakers and white people from Los Angeles rooting for Boston! It is what it is people tend to root for people sporting competitions that are from their community, they want to see them be successful! The downside is the white controlled media will give more credit to the “great white hope” then to black player that is just as good or not better!
Caitlin is not a a great white hope. There has never been a shortage of talented white American female players in the WNBA. Caitlin stands out because she can consistently hit those logo threes which no other women have been doing in college or pros.
I'm white. I watched tennis because I loved Serena Williams. I live 90 miles from Iowa City. I watched Clark and the Hawkeyes because they're fun to watch. It's just as much fun watching Hannah Stuelke score 47 points as it is watching Caitlin Clark hit logo 3's. A great athlete is a great athlete. I never think about race when I'm watching them. I don't get this concept at all. I guarantee Hannah Stuelke will be Iowa's biggest star next year. It's her team now.
@@petep5207 Most of my favorite players in all pro sports have been black. Right now my favorite female basketball player is Kate Martin. I like her because she's gritty and tough. If she was black she would still be my favorite.
Caitlin Clark stands out because she can hit those deep threes consistently. You never saw any women players doing that. She catches your attention with those consistent logo threes and keeps you by her slick passing game. She is a very exciting player to watch.
Folks keep saying she is an generational player and or a exceptional talent while yet to play ONE regular Season WNBA game nor win any WNBA Championship. Some of these same folks are degrading folks that have Won Championships in College as Well as the WNBA. But Roland wants Black folks to shut the Blank up. Roland some things are more important than just Money Only. Folks that bring up important issues are called every Dirty Word in the Book. Plus what they have been stated is being twisted. Daily.
The WNBA is trash 🗑️ Most women don’t even know the name of their local team. Most women don’t even know who the current champion is. Most women have never attended a game. Most women don’t even own any merchandise.
Tiger Wood did get pushback....Another Professional Golfer named Fuzzy somebody told him not to serve fried chicken after he won the PGA in Augusta Ga. There were many who didn't want to see Tiger to succeed
@@kelvinmorris1991 Where was I comparing.....I addressed Roland Martin comment about other golfers not complaining about Tiger. If I wanted to compare I could because "Race" is always an issue in America.
What’s annoying is people speaking on the WNBA who’ve never watched until now. All of a sudden everybody has an opinion. Smh. At least in the men’s game and other sports they honor the greats who’ve come before them. That’s not what’s happening here. They’re totally discrediting all of the amazing female basketball players who have graced the basketball court before Caitlin Clark and acting like she’s some kind of unicorn. People’s beef is not with Caitlin, she’s been a class act, their beef is with the media and all of these bandwagon fans who are acting like the women’s game hasn’t always been entertaining. If it wasn’t for the Lisa Leslie’s, Candace Parker’s, and Dawn Staley’s of the world, there would be no Caitlin Clark. Those women deserve more respect than what they’ve been getting. It honestly isn’t even about race, but giving credit where credit is due. Just because the hype around Caitlin Clark’s name is putting more eyes on the WNBA doesn’t mean people shouldn’t point out the obvious biases and privileges that this younger generation is receiving. Roland, please have several seats!
Cut your crap about "we bene here". In 28 years ,the WNBA has had pathetic ratings and EVER one turned a profit. Until Caitlin Clark arrived, and now EVERYTHING is changing. Because of HER. It's not discrediting the legends of the past. It is business. She really moves the needle. Go check the 2 attendance records she just broke--in the PRESEASON, my guy. Then sit down...and put your "past legends" in a time capsule.
But CC herself has always given credit to those players before her. Players aren’t even acknowledging her impact which is insane. The jealousy is real and if you just take your blinders off for one minute you will see it. It’s ok to celebrate both athletes without tearing down the other. It’s ok to give CC her flowers for bringing eyes to the WNBA. Let’s not act like she isn’t the reason for all of this recent success of the WNBA
@@Prettynolegirlcc did in fact bring eyes n I’m happy for it ! So NOW ppl will see who’s the real stars. They are about to shut her fans tf up. Shooting 30% from the FG right now in the wnba is not good. So just wait. But then guess what’s gon happened though. When they realize she is just all hyped up n realize she’s just a good baller not The Goat, they gon stop watching her.
@@Cuteave1004 You wish. CC's fans aren't fairweather like blk fans. You are revenge fans only supporting Angel because you hate CC. Good luck with that. Wait until her shoes sell in record numbers. Get ready to CRYYYYYYYYY !!!.....
The good thing about Katelyn is that's she's not playing into the racist stuff.
FYI, your comment showed up on my page at a totally unrelated channel for a Thai coffee vendor. YT shenanigans again, I've seen them do it to my comments as well.
Catlin Clark hasn't won a Championship help her teammates win a Championship, and she has done that.
The WNBA has never marketed women’s basketball very well..
And that’s why they cannot pay higher salaries
There was not much to see, no knock to the female athletes but there was no super stars, great rivalries, plus wasn't marketed well.
Hard to market tradh
Well, their chance has come again, they better not blow it.
WNBA is owned by the NBA so it actually falls on the men's league owners!
Thank you Roland for being practical; proof we shouldn’t filter all issues through the race filter!
Thank you for telling the truth Roland.
Roland is right guys! Learn when to let it go! We have a small window of opportunity to get in!
I sooooo agree!! Black folks need to stfu about her! She has earned this position with dedication and hard work. She deserves the same respect as other rookies! Leave her the hell alone!
Social media is the difference now. These young ladies are coming in with brands, already made that are bigger than the WNBA itself.
Yep. NIL is branding these players before they even attain pro level skills.
VERY GOOD POINT!!
Tiger Woods was also young and got the younger generation into golf. Before Tiger's star power, golf was just an old, rich, white man's sport.
Totally agree with you. Anything that brings eyeballs to the screen and does so in a positive manner, support it. I sure hope these women in the WNBA don't blow this opportunity.
FACTS
@@jmerced but the women playing in the league dont have the power to negotiate media, marketing and endorsement contracts! The owners do and the primary owner of the WNBA is the NBA!
Exactly. Plus it was not the norm to see a black or biracial man play professional golf. So his youth, race, along with his super talent played a HUGE part in getting folks (50 of age and under) to tune in to pro golf on a weekly basis. This is the same thing with Caitlin. The fact that she is a white young woman that stands out through her skills in the midst of a majority black dominating league, brings in viewers and money regardless of folks hating.
Facts. Young people of color got into golf because of Tiger Woods.
Thank you. We here in Iowa adore her. Her love of the game was contagious and her embracing of fans, especially young ones, was admirable. And loved her media interviews because she was intelligent and gracious towards her team mates, her coaches, and her opponents. She is a class act and we are so proud of her. I hope the WNBA will learn to appreciate her.
Nobody gives a damn about Iowa
That may be true but the racist and bigots in this country made her their poster child.
on point, our school (south african school) loves her and iowa.
I guess you would love her hometown favorite and a great white hope!
To the black people that complain about Catlin Clark did any of these people support the WNBA when the black players that were good but in the end all players will benefit
For your information, Black Folks have been supporting White Players long before Whites were doing the same.
@@natureredux1957 That is not what he asked. You are deflecting. His question was where was your care for these woman before last month? WNBA was not a thought on majority of peoples mind before CC was a thing.
@@natureredux1957Do you really believe that 🤔
@@andrewmatzo8167 Do you understand what the Black Tax is.
@@SteliosKantosYou mean Angel Reese
Jordan Spieth a white Texas golfer spoke up about how Tiger Woods helped grow Golf.
When Tiger started, White people hated him and his overnight blk fans...
Mr.Roland you are a right.
The thing about it was that white America was putting down angel by unnecessary name calling and white america was not talking about clark until the last two years of her college career plus the media bliws up a lot of mess.
Go look at ALL of the racist and despicable comments by blks about Caitlin, then we can talk
When a woman acts like a thug and not a good representation of their sport it doesn't matter what color they are
WNBA definitely have more eyes on them this year
Because of Angel Reese.
Not true at all, remember this same buzz happened around Maya Moore and Brittney G, no 1 person gonna save WNBA!!
@@GloriaReed-u2jExactly! Because the fact of the matter is MEN are not interested if they can't get a rise out of it. The male audience is increasing because of Angel!💯
More people watching wnba than NBA n angel is playing better than overrated cc
@@GloriaReed-u2jcomplete lie. You can be a racist liar, but numbers don’t lie
I'm not from America and i don't care whether you are a white or black player. What drawn me to Caitlin Clark is long passes and long shots which are not set shots. And she has the ball she is not looking for a shot but who has the best opportunity to score.
Indiana is actually a good place for her to go because we are huge sports fans ‼️ also the fever won a championship with my girl Tamika Catchings.
How soon ppl forget.
She could hoop
The WNBA must promote the team also because if they don’t the Fever fans will leave with Caitlin just as the bulls fans left wit Jordan.
Roland is right it's business
He's totally right, we wanna keep making everything a black issue because she is White.
Kelly heated. Lol
@@adriantufts945 She always heated when the focal point isn't a BW
Numbers don't lie!!!
So was slavery. So you support that too?
Well said Roland. I wish more black folks think like you, instead of jealousy.
Roland cuts people off too much.
He really does be wildin' with his overtalking people 😂. I crack up.
Big female energy
Why would you let a dumbass keep saying something that's clearly wrong
His show😂
C@@N babble comes out of Roland's boule lips.
She can hoop? Can she win championships?
Larry and Magic changed the NBA for sure.
Facts.
So if Clark is getting the attention because she is white, why aren't the top white players already getting the attention?
If you keep making it about race, how are you going to get rid of racism?!
Thanks for breaking it down for everyone Roland. I heard of Angel Reese before I knew about Caitlin Clark. I now watch the WNBA because of A.R.
And some of them complaining about Angel got invited to the Meta Gala but still scored 48 points the next night shutting them haters up.
@@KenneJ-bu7rr Because the vast majority of people in this comment section don't watch the WNBA. They just look for something that have a black person involved or is missing black people and start complaining. This woman in the WNBA don't concern almost everyone in here. If she was black, it wouldn't even be a topic, because black woman been getting drafted highly from college since the existence of the WNBA and that wasn't enough to pay attention. Only to complain about money and fame.
@@KenneJ-bu7rr she didn't score 48
Your 😂😂😂 funny but we aren’t stupid
They won by 48 points. She scored 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals. She played very well. Coach took her out to protect her from unnecessary injury.
Thank you Roland, I don't know why people didn't see that. The first thing I thought about was finally women will get their due, will get paid, and hopefully nobody else will have to go to a hostile country like Brittany Griner in order to make a decent living. It's good that Clark came along otherwise the women's teams would still be treated unfairly.
The WNBA is trash 🗑️ Most women don’t even know the name of their local team. Most women don’t even know who the current champion is. Most women have never attended a game. Most women don’t even own any merchandise.
Every where Caitlin goes to play they have to move the games to 20,000 seat stadiums because of ticket demands
Wow!
Whatever we do there still be people above us that can afford things we ordinary cannot!!!
Renee Marie Harrison can change that mind set of yours.
After I raised up to 325k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸 also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom....
@@MarindaEagon I'm mind blown by this and inspired. If you could spill some sugar on how you came about the biweekly returns, I would be glad
$_700k and yet still counting on. Renee Marie Harrison is the kind of person one needs in his or her life to be honest💕💕💕
Wow 😱 I know her too
Miss Renee Marie Harrison is a remarkable individual who has brought immense positivity and inspiration into my life. Her unwavering wisdom have been invaluable assets, enriching my journey in countless ways.
Uncle Roland tell them. You are exactly right. The WNBA needs to thank God for Clark & Reese. Now I have a reason to tune in. I didn’t care before.
Why not , I been watching wnba.
What’s annoying is people speaking on the WNBA who’ve never watched until now. All of a sudden everybody has an opinion. Smh. At least in the men’s game and other sports they honor the greats who’ve come before them. That’s not what’s happening here. They’re totally discrediting all of the amazing female basketball players who have graced the basketball court before Caitlin Clark and acting like she’s some kind of unicorn. People’s beef is not with Caitlin, she’s been a class act, their beef is with the media and all of these bandwagon fans who are acting like the women’s game hasn’t always been entertaining. If it wasn’t for the Lisa Leslie’s, Candace Parker’s, and Dawn Staley’s of the world, there would be no Caitlin Clark. Those women deserve more respect than what they’ve been getting. It honestly isn’t even about race, but giving credit where credit is due. Just because the hype around Caitlin Clark’s name is putting more eyes on the WNBA doesn’t mean people shouldn’t point out the obvious biases and privileges that this younger generation is receiving.
Right! Here's another stupid oversite of her blind worshipers they hvnt watch anything either....the league hasnt even played 3real gms yet😅😅😅. One word is the bait for all of this CONTROVERSY sells. My guy Prince.
@@moniquej369 You never watched WNBA before. Sit TF down.
He didn’t highlight Reese at all she created and stirred up the controversy that became a sore spot for many of Catlin’s fans to see her as the villain and to look forward to the rematch and I believe when all the stardust clears Angel will be shining the brightest
Preach on, Ron!
FINALLY!!!!!! it's about time someone spoke on this issue. Black Community and citizens have many other pertinent concerns that affect us. Our lives and existence is.
The black community to CAN speak on whatever they please... If you don't like it you can close your ears to it.. this is a free country.. you don't get to dictate to black people what to listen to, or shouldn't listen to..
C@@n Class in session.
Today's topic: Buckdancing.
Well hell..... I'm actually agreeing with Roland 100% on this!! If it takes this one woman to build the brand and get everyone paid, then hell yeah
Caitlan Clark gets shoulder checked and the world comes apart, Angel Reese gets clotheslined down to the floor and no one says anything.
Sorry people I'm from New Zealand I was watching caitlin when she was college
Black women . . . this is your time to really embrace a sports league that features strong Black women doing their thing at the highest level. Of course the media is going to hype up the white girl. The white viewers have heavily watched the games she's played in. So you know what we as Black people need to do? Watch the games featuring the great Black women players.
Support A'ja Wilson, Arike Ogunbowale, Alyssa Thomas, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Jewel Loyd, Jackie Young, Betnaija Laney, Napheesa Collier, Rhyne Howard. Notice that I didn't say Angel Reese, which is the main Black female player that all of the "new" and "casual" fans know. Definitely support Angel. But don't throw ALL of your support to Angel, when there are so many fantastic players in the league. Support ALL of those women by watching the league.
I'm going to add...
SUPPORT THEM WITH YOUR MONEY...
BUY TICKETS AND MERCH
The FEVER has blk players, too....a few who are better (Boston, Smith, Mitchell) than most of those you listed....but I guess they're not YOUR kinda blk, cuz they play with the wht girl you hate.....So much for "support all blk players", huh?......LMFAO.....You people are simply hilarious!
You must accept some players got star power, all the names you listed they all don't have it. Talent yes, star power, no!
Two of the best blk players are on the FEVER...but you didn't mention those. Guess your faux black support has limits, huh?
@@petep5207 This is not about talent, its about star power. Fever averaged 4,000 fans per home game last year. 13,000 in attendance this year's home opening to see Caitlin
The Panel is correct 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
I truly love you, Roland Martin @rolandmartin! It took you to tell the whole truth! I could not stand women’s basketball because they were missing simple shots! This comes down to one thing! This is what black women do, they throw shade even on their own situations that will make them better!
Swoops and Cooper were awesome to watch. Angel Reese brought me back to the WNBA. And I’m not alone.
How did she bring you back to the WNBA?
She just got there last week?
@@chrisglover9700 and now she is back...did you miss that. Doesn't matter if it was yesterday...😅😅😅
@smelly6065 back?? She was never there. She just got drafted.
What you meant was watching back to women's basketball. It's ok to admit you made a mistake on what you meant.
You clearly meant Angel got you Watching woman's basketball and woman's ncaa basketball. You haven't gotten back into watching the WNBA and you know how I know????
There are plenty of players like Angel Reese already in the WNBA. She's a rebounder. What made her game bring you back to the WNBA? She is certainly not as good as Cynthia Cooper or Sheryl Swoops
@@andrewmatzo8167she has more followers than all of them put together.😂 Basketball is entertainment… you can be average and if you have a following you can get paid. You can’t be great and have no following or else no one‘s gonna watch like the last several years. If the players build their personal brands then the overall brand will elevate. These college girls have it down more than the professionals.
Nailed it 100%
Everybody mad at Clark when really she's coming at the right time when the league can finally invest some money
No one is mad a CC, she is a class act. We are mad at the blatant racism that surrounds and supports her.
I agree as well. This is a blessing to the league
Literally nobody mad at Clark we mad at the media and other people of power that glorify her and her story because shes an all American white girl from Midwest
@@RickieAndrews it's NOT
The WNBA is trash 🗑️ Most women don’t even know the name of their local team. Most women don’t even know who the current champion is. Most women have never attended a game. Most women don’t even own any merchandise.
She is right Roland wouldn't let her talk
Does he ever let anyone talk unless you agree with him? I don't necessarily agree with the lady, but how can you be right all the time? I used to watch him (all the time) but he's always all over the guests, and for me, it's gotten stale.
She is wrong. She sounds like the rest of the haters out here. Caitlin didn't stand out just because she is white, she stood out because she could hit those logo threes consistently. That is what caught my attention and her slick passing game kept me watching.
Keli you’re right, keep your head up!!
Rolland is right! About so so many things, and this is just one out of many, keep it up my dear brother But I got to say this; none of us can possibly please all of us, and yes! Your Show, I will continue to support it 💯 but he do be pissing me off! By cutting other people off when they’re making valid points, Sounding like Porky 🐷 the gad Dammit Pig! 😂 I just know that theirs other people thinks this as well 😊but again keep up the good work! Real talk 😂just saying 🤷🏿♂️
She is complete wrong. CC is the best NCAA basketball player we have ever seeing; I do not say that, her numbers and records say so. No other player moved the NCAA like CC did.
After hearing what you had (first time listener) to say on your podcast.I had to subscribe . It’s was a fair objective assessment of the Catlin Clark controversy for rookie of the year and value to WNBA . Good job !
Roland lost this argument to his panel. two things can be true.
It’s not about Catlin!! It’s about SLIMMY racists in sports and SLIMMY FANS. NO ONE HATES CATLIN.
Exactly. They’re pushing someone who hasn’t won a championship. Make that make sense.
I agree with that.
@@GloriaReed-u2j What does a championship has to do with anything? The NBA pushed Kobe and LeBron right out of high school. Its talent and drawing power that matters
Both can be true. There are some disgusting racist fans - no doubt. But there is crazy hate for Caitlin. The championship comment here is a minor example - it gets way worse than that. And she doesn’t do a thing but speak up for the league and those that came before her and paved the way. She’s so unproblematic that this dude turned a court storming into her deliberately trying to injure herself by running into a fan. Lame.
Facts!!!!
Why do people think they win the argument by talking over and talking longer than everyone else?
Morons are notorious for doing that. The sad thing is when they're doing it, you see their I Q.
Why is the young lady on the panel when she is not allowed to complete a thought?
I said during the Women's NCAA tournament that Caitlin and Angel could do for the WNBA what Larry and Magic did for the NBA.
I saw the Angel Reese phenomenon up close. I am the Public Address Announcer at Coppin State University in Baltimore. When LSU came to play us on December 20th, Reese (a Baltimore native) was a smash hit. I saw young girls scream, "Angel, please look at me" all through the warm-ups!
I do believe the impending pro rivalry between Reese and Clark will be a huge step in the elevation of the WNBA!
I have to tell you that the unbridled Envy pouring out of Angel Reese is not good for the league. And some people are going to quit watching because it's intolerable, especially with the WNBA trying to boost Angel over clark in an unfair way. It isn't good, they ought to just compete and angel needs to shut her mouth and the WNBA leadership needs to stop putting their thumb on the scale
Man! Roland is on point with this one now that economically leading class is supporting the WNBA all black women will now get better pay if anyone knows business you will be able to understand his point clearly.
Bro RoMart, I love how you keep it 💯 no matter what! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Facts
That wasn't keeping it real!! That's sell out talk!! Y'all tripping!
She's simply HER... I admire the fact that she doesn't even respond to this fools. She be hooping and minding her own business all the time...
Your are so totally wrong! She feeds right into it!
@@denisebailey3226 no she dosnt lmao
@denisebailey3226 haha. What a hater! If she was black you would have a different opinion of her. You think britney griner is a better wnba spokesperson? Haha
@@denisebailey3226 - You hate on literally EVERY video mentioning CC. Worse still, is that you spew nothing but lies. I have even roasted you on Twitter for your blatant lies. If CC feeds into it, state how. I dare you...Fact is, some of those past legends whom CC has shown great respect, admiration and reverence for, have repaid her by shytting on her in the pettiest of ways. Yet, Caitlin has taken the high road EVERY time and kept it professional. One of her childhood goals was to meet her idol,. Maya Moore. If CC can respect blk athletes, why can't blks like you respect HER ???
THAT is WHY Caitlin has such GLOBAL appeal and marketability. She proves you can be feminine without flashing your breasts. You CAN be competitive without denigrating others to prop yourself up. SHE is the role model the WNBA has sorely lacked for much of its existence. People flock to class and dignity. Caitlin is only TWENTY-TWO years old and is 100 times more mature than 100% of her haters. She has already won at life. She wasraised by 2 parents who instilled class, morals and respect in her. The accolades are just gravy.....so you keep hating with your rotting heart.
@@denisebailey3226 Denise check your mental state of mind 😅
God bless the white people who saved us again, thank you.
As a black man, I see that there are to many other things that we as black people need to be concerned about, such as diabetes, or police brutality. A white female athlete is no real threat.
Diabetes is a genetic or diet condition- a human concern. That's not a black people concern.
I don't think anyone cared that she was white except BW and the men who defend them religiously.
True
Police brutality is lack of complying
Black people killing each other, selling drugs to each other, too attached to materialism, non attachment to education, fatherhood and family, lack of morality and spirituality, and love affair with the democrat party are the problems black people need to be concerned with.
Roland you are 💯 percent correct. The more money Caitlin makes, the more money the WNBA makes. We never watched the WNBA, but now we can’t wait for the official season to start. So go ahead Caitlin…make our money!👍🏾😎
When Tiger Woods loses, he still gets half of the coverage! You are right! @rolandmartin
I didn't watch women's ncaa tournament because Catlin Clark,I watched because of Angle Reese and South Carolina.
Me too.
I watched for both.
Right
Roland you are just like the other negroes happy for Caitlin. The problem is, everything happening now should have happened before her
Well, congrats, you were all in the minority. Most people watched it because of Caitlin.
Feed them the truth Roland!!!! 👍🏾💯I love it, eveybody gets FED!!!!!
Bottomfeeders always eat crap. It's all hype she hasnt played 5gms😅😅😅.
@@drk.i.a.2969 AND SHE'S 30 MILLION DOLLARS RICHER THAN YOU.....
At the moment he is feeding bull shit
Catlin on TV 📺 everyone thats playing gets notice. So stop the bs right now 🙄.
This is too easy people. Chicago sky game should’ve been aired on TV. You have two champ on the same team. Two high profile Champions and they aired a game from someone who lost two championships back to back. This is truly not hard for me. It’s more at play than what Roland is saying. I agree with the lady that Roland Martin actually cut off 😂
Spot On!
@@ThePeoplesPastah Spot Off. Angel Reese is a Dennis Rodman / Joakim Noah Hybrid, nobody is turning to watch that consistently
@@greggcrawford124I am. And so are the people who enjoy the game of women’s basketball. I’m not interested in the wnba marketing. That’s for the league to do. I’m here for the love of the game. And to ask any of the professional black white or otherwise players to bow down is sad.
Perfect reply...❤
I guess Roland forgot about Dr J
I'm a huge Dr. J fan and even he could not get NBA games off tape delay. Bird and Magic saved the NBA. I hated Bird back then but that made me watch the Celtics because I wanted to see them lose. ML Carr waving that darn towel made me wanted to shove it down his throat. Hatred for a team makes games more fun to watch. I really miss the 80s and those NBA playoffs.
Roland also faik to realize there was no cable tv until late 80s and 90s.
@@nursemcfarlane6655 There was cable tv before the 80's. I watched the Atlanta Braves on Ted Turner's Super Station back in the 70's. Turner bought the Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Hawks and put them both on his Cable Super Station. His cable channel was broadcast across the whole country. That was why the Atlanta Braves had such a huge following and was known as Americas Team. It was at the time the only team many people had access to on tv. I got to watch just about every Atlanta Hawks games because they were on cable.
@@nursemcfarlane6655he didn’t fail at that. He failed professional black women when he talked solely on the marketing & money aspect and deliberately dismiss and disregard the professional women playing on the court’s view.
@@nursemcfarlane6655there was Cable tv in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s as well.
Some of us just want to watch greatness play! Just like me watching Mahome’s and every other Great athlete of any sport!!!
The WNBA dropped the ball on this across-the-board because they should’ve took note of the last three years of women’s basketball in the NCAA. more and more people have been watching women college basketball then the men. and Marketing, you have to see a trend before it starts and it was right there in their face
As the panelist said, two things can be true at the same time.
Amen.
And if it is. So what? The Chinese people who supported Yao Ming back in the 2000's were racists too I guess, right?
The WNBA is trash 🗑️ Most women don’t even know the name of their local team. Most women don’t even know who the current champion is. Most women have never attended a game. Most women don’t even own any merchandise.
Roland is so right. Tiger is a perfect analogy to the CC effect. Tiger brought a new audience to the stuffy, old and white sport which was golf. He made golf cool and made the PGA escalate in viewership and $$$. CC is doing the same for the W. The other panelist’s Great White Hope theory in the W is a falsehood because DT, a white player, is already considered the goat.
Roland does not respect anyone else opinion.
You are just now realizing that
Cause he thinks he’s smarter than everyone else.
@@immovableobject6851 Everyone knows that, he's the smartest person on the planet in his own world.
I see why I unfriended him he's a true hypocrite
The Houston Comets won 4 WNBA championships from 1997-2000
And no one cared then...and no one cares now
@@petep5207you care
@@petep5207Wrong. Research their games. The stands were full. Houston Comets were a huge draw. Also, if you want to see the greatest shot in WNBA history, google ‘Teresa Weatherspoon The Shot’, that’s all you need.
I never watched wnba and don't care for it. But I watch CC and know about it now
@@petep5207 shut up
It's talent that draws not color
You turning a blind eye Roland, out of all people lam shocked.
🎯
how you clearly don't understand business
You obviously don't get how business and marketing works. Nobody paid any attention to the wnba before this year. The damn league hasn't made a profit since it existed. I don't know if the league will even make a profit this year, but I can almost guarantee you Indiana will because Caitlyn team are selling out their arenas.
the bottomline is the white girl is getting all the attention and that's a fact . i have nothing against her but that's a fact
Why is the white girl is getting all the attention?
@@Injustice360 do u think white ppl gonna put a black person over a white person ?🤔
Like Roland said they are more white people in America. 31/2 more
Like Roland said, there are more white people in America. 31/2 times more. It is what it is.
@Injustice360 Because she is Damn Good...never seen a girl shoot a ball like that before.
No one is complaining about Catlin Clark she is dam good however... I'm surprised at Mr Martin it's not about Ms Clark it's the News and media.. the young lady is correct
How about let your guest speak.
She was just spewing the same, loud, angry, blk woman drivel that you spew
Frustrating and disgusting!
He should let them know, up front, that they are to just listen and agree......
Why does it always have to be about the bag? How about fairness and integrity?
#1 we are a minority. The majority is always going to have a advantage.
@andrewmatzo8167 CC not only is the representation of the European white community, but her fans or followers also make up the other letters that are not of the LBGTQ community that wasn't warmly welcomed to the WNBA; The C for Christian and Conservative along the H for heterosexual. This group brings allot of resources, money and influence.
It is fair, she is the highest scoring player of all time and therefore deserves the most money. That’s as fair as it gets
Roland spitting Straight FACTS.
Isnt it strange that all of a sudden they getting chartered flights, amazon setting up media deal. Where was this a few years ago when current players were complaining about flying comnercial and lack of money. Now all of a sudden the perks come.
Not strange at all. Caitlin Clark has impacted the WNBA in ways never seen...until now. The numbers do NOT lie. SO much so that other teams who are talking ish about HER...are moving games against HER...to much larger arenas. SHE is the difference-maker that will take the WNBA off welfare. Is there anything else I can clarify for you?
Glad I'm not the only one who remembers that from a few years ago. The players were complaining about travel and lodging.
The WNBA is trash 🗑️ Most women don’t even know the name of their local team. Most women don’t even know who the current champion is. Most women have never attended a game. Most women don’t even own any merchandise.
Why do his panel goes on his show!? Roland give them a chance to talk! Then he over talk them, just like Piers Morgan!
Roland didn't wanna hear what they have to say! When he knows his panel is right!
I disagree I'm black and I watch Caitlin Clark because of her greatness her shooting how fast she is her passing defense may be the weakest part of her game but it certainly is not weak soul sister and brother who thinks it's about her whiteness it is not
Amen thank you! They need the eyes, the money and the attention to finally have a chance to make a profit. What other business loses money for decades and then stops their chance to turn it around. The WNBA is the welfare branch of the NBA. Grow become bigger earn money 💰.
1 question... Who faithfully watched WNBA games when all of those legendary Sisters was BALLIN??? Viewership, merchandising and ticket sales brings money to these women athletes. I'm glad they will be paid better, and I don't care who brought forward the change! Everyone who is upset about the Caitlin hype should tune in to WATCH these sisters bring it to her each and every game. BUY their jerseys. GO to the games!!! I'm in Chicago and I honestly have only watched a few Sky games when Candace Parker was here AND SHE'S A HOMETOWN JEWEL! I watched the draft for the 1st time, and I will for damn sure will have both of my daughters at Wintrust Arena to cheer for Angel Reese!!!
Hope to see you there! I'm a season ticket holder for the Chicago Sky. Been watching and $uppprting women's BB since the first league ( WBL) started in the 70s!!
Yeah it seems like Martin is making a pitch once again to the White conservative media it's a little too late you done burnt that bridge stay with your people on this one
Look in the stands, who's are the paying fans and who aren't. Should I say more, the nature of the beast in America.
People are not looking at the fact that Caitlin likes guys not women as part of her marketability also. It is not just black and white.
Lot of WNBA players, Moms so this is ignorant. Happy Mother's Day btw.
Candace Parker was married to a NBA player and have a child together, but she is now married to WOMAN and still is a NBA Analyst.
We as black people are so blinded by racsism that we fail to be logical sometime. While this is all going on, the NBA media is literally being critiqued for not acknowledging the best player in the league -- a white guy named Joker .... I dont see black people having an issue with that .
Just be quiet you made ZERO sense. Everybody calls Jokic the best in NBA. White people act like racism don't exist we just know it does because it's mainly aimed at us so yes, we always seem to have to defend ourselves so naturally we defend our own when there's conflict. Black people don't have a problem with CC we have a problem with CC fans and the racism and agenda behind her. If you can't see that that's the problem. It's not her we all know she gifted.
So true,, guys we have to focus on the big picture. Caitlyn and Reese is just the beginning. We have to support both!!!!
Yes we have to support them both but the league, media and now sellout Roland Martin only support the one.
Get over it WNBA Caitlyn is for real with a class act and unlike those jelly black players accept it and don't forget Caitlyn is not a dyke, maybe that is why everyone is embracing her. She is a sight to behold on the court and I have never seen a player as good as she is and that makes other girls jelly.
U sound like that white woman who told LeBron “ to shut & dribble”
The WNBA has a marketing problem f , How U don’t promote all stars,
F LeBron is the scoring champ however , the NBA promotes KD, Curry, JT Wow‼️no sport setup promote one
Even the example U used of Bird & Magic is 2
Wow‼️
It business but why not take advantage of All chips on the table,
Were there no records broken by black women college players before Caitlyn? I'm not referring to the records she broke, but just other collegiate records? If they have then where was the same fanfare, which proves the point of this distinction. Tiger was the wrong comparison unless folks are saying Caitlyn has superior skills above all these other players?, I don't know, but these are my questions.
Stop it Roland, Tiger Woods experienced a lot of racism from other players. The narrative that all the white men were happy to see Tiger Woods is false..
You don’t remember the jokes Fuzzy Zoeller used to tell about Tiger Woods..
Roland would never give the impression that Tiger experienced racism in golf. He was saying that Tiger's talent got everybody paid.
@@beaujac311it did yet so many were will to sacrifice that pay for their racism
@@factthatdude4059 If they did it did not last long because the PGA was sure to take care of the goose who lays the golden eggs.
I didn't like Tiger woods because I don't like golf and I don't want golf taking up too much of my sports center time. But ESPN would go on and on about Tiger Woods and never shut up about him.
Once Tiger started making the money for golf you couldn't say nothing bad about him Zoller who is from my hometown Indianapolis went into the gutter
Can you blame a white person for wanting to see a player that they identify with? It happened when Asian players in the NBA were elevated. Lots of Asians were interested in basketball.
It's nothing wrong with it. Men are more into men playing sports. Women are more into female sports like gymnastics and figure skating.
It's natural and it isn't wrong. I mean how many Americans watch cricket? Yah...I thought so.
I'll only play in them as much as they get mad at us when we see a person we identify with being successful and they tell us to shut the hell up about it
Well, if it really is because white people identify with a white player, just say it is. Don't tell us that it's not about race - because you are literally saying it is.
And don't tell us that no, it's just because of her talent, or no, it's just because we're haters. Just admit you like seeing a white person doing that well in that context, because you are white too, and it is actually about her race.
And I'll ease off because I can see how the conversation gets uncomfortable when it gets put in those terms. But this is what you are saying, isn't it?
@@Motionedout Just like you all like to see Simone Biles dominating in a traditionally thought to be 'white sports' because black folks could 'identify' with her.
Agree with micheal and the other guests 👌🏿 👊🏿
The women on the panel is right and Roland don’t like it. We see you Roland 😂. We’re not talking about Larry Bird right now we talking about what’s going on now.
The WNBA is trash 🗑️ Most women don’t even know the name of their local team. Most women don’t even know who the current champion is. Most women have never attended a game. Most women don’t even own any merchandise.
CC isn’t the first white woman with skills in the WNBA. Her popularity is bc she’s a phenom, that’s it. It’s not about race bc then explain Venus & Serena Williams, Dominique Dawes, Simone Biles, Coco Gauff, etc.
@@GoGetterNeverQuitter BINGO!!
So Roland Martin don’t want Angel Reese to blow up. Crazy
Hahahahaha
Put it this way. I live in Indiana and I NEVER!!.. In my life considered going to see the Indiana Fever play anything... I went to IUPUI for my undergrad when I lived in downtown Indianapolis and was given free tickets and overslept and took a nap chose homework instead of going to see those women play. Now I live 100 Miles outside of Indy and my partner and I will drive to see her play and buy courtside tickets... They're not athletes as much as they're entertainers and ultimately, people like me (the market) decides how much they get paid
Some people and players can’t see the forest for the trees.
I'm white as white gets from the south. Roland is wrong it was not Magic and Brid . it was Michael Jordan that made NBA.
Who is Brid? Never heard of him or her for that matter 🤔
You are wrong and roland is right. You are too young
They are talking about what they want to on their platforms, just like you talk about what you want to talk about. They don't need your help, sir. People are tired of Participation Trophy Clark. And the Great White Hope mentality surrounding her.
Actually pple r not tired of her she still extremely popular. And I don't see a great white hope mentality around her. She is a good player and pple did gravitate towards her and sometimes that happens .
@@devanshepard9118actually most of us BLACK people are tired of her. Speak for you and your people…… and you can save “I’m black too” lie you’re gonna respond back with
@@CHanksII um I am black n that's not a lie . Family came from Trinidad actually. What's also not a lie is Caitlyn is the most popular player so yes she gets the most attention. It's plenty of black basketball commenters on RUclips who have have Caitlyn her props so the truth is the truth no matter how much you hate it. Also not every block person has the same opinion
@@devanshepard9118 you’re a TETHER and not a Black American. Topics going on in our community don’t concern you
@@CHanksII Don't speak for us. Your hatred is yours alone. I watched her play and enjoyed it. I didn't even think of her being some Great White Hope until you sensitive people had to stick your noses in. At the end of the day, you still won't support the WNBA, so you are here just to debate. You have nothing to do with this except for the hatred of skin color. They have a word for that.
Those who are going to watch Caitlin Clark play have been going to watch her play for the past two years maybe even longer. It’s never been because she was white. It’s been because of her game performance. She was playing in a Midwest College. So people were used to hearing her name mentioned and grew a following to see her play. I’ll lay you odds had she gone to a big name school, nothing would have changed for the WNBA. And now she has brought those fans with her to another smaller market. They’ve been following her for quite some time. It’s not because of her being white, that’s just an easy cop out.
Well said Roland !!!
Roland I totally DISAGREE 💯yours soft peddling to these weird yt people
You’re NOT right on this one learn to be quiet sometimes and listen, it’s how we grow sir
I'm so glad someone other than me GET IT. Thanks for sharing.
The WNBA is trash 🗑️ Most women don’t even know the name of their local team. Most women don’t even know who the current champion is. Most women have never attended a game. Most women don’t even own any merchandise.
The fact is Caitlin Clark is popular because she is white! The white people love her because she is white girl who can hoop in black dominated sport. She is good for the WNBA because the young black women that are good will now get paid because more people are watching and they will get endorsements. Black people watched tennis because of Venus & Serena two black sisters & sistas were the best in a white dominated sport!! In the end those playing the sport will benefit from Caitlin’s popularity but it’s fair to recognize its because of the “great white hope” syndrome. When Larry Bird was coming out of college Al Maguire ( great sports analyst & former Marquette college basketball coach in the mid 1970s) called him the “great white hope”! The rival between Magic & Bird helped the NBA become people because it was the Lakers vs Celtics the winningest franchises in basketball, the long standing rivalry between the teams, they were the best two players in the league (and were young) glitz & glam of Hollywood vs the hard hat hard working of Boston and probably most important Black vs White!! There were Blacks people in Boston rooting for the Lakers and white people from Los Angeles rooting for Boston! It is what it is people tend to root for people sporting competitions that are from their community, they want to see them be successful! The downside is the white controlled media will give more credit to the “great white hope” then to black player that is just as good or not better!
Caitlin is not a a great white hope. There has never been a shortage of talented white American female players in the WNBA. Caitlin stands out because she can consistently hit those logo threes which no other women have been doing in college or pros.
SO WAS SERENA THE GREAT BLACK HOPE?
I'm white. I watched tennis because I loved Serena Williams. I live 90 miles from Iowa City. I watched Clark and the Hawkeyes because they're fun to watch. It's just as much fun watching Hannah Stuelke score 47 points as it is watching Caitlin Clark hit logo 3's. A great athlete is a great athlete. I never think about race when I'm watching them. I don't get this concept at all. I guarantee Hannah Stuelke will be Iowa's biggest star next year. It's her team now.
@@wendyduehr8086 - imagine how much it burns them to their core that EMINEM is the GOAT of all rappers. They'll NEVER get over that one.
@@petep5207 Most of my favorite players in all pro sports have been black. Right now my favorite female basketball player is Kate Martin. I like her because she's gritty and tough. If she was black she would still be my favorite.
First time I've agreed with your stance in about 5 years. Well done on this one. I sincerely hope these women don't blow this opportunity.
Caitlin Clark stands out because she can hit those deep threes consistently. You never saw any women players doing that. She catches your attention with those consistent logo threes and keeps you by her slick passing game. She is a very exciting player to watch.
Folks keep saying she is an generational player and or a exceptional talent while yet to play ONE regular Season WNBA game nor win any WNBA Championship. Some of these same folks are degrading folks that have Won Championships in College as Well as the WNBA. But Roland wants Black folks to shut the Blank up. Roland some things are more important than just Money Only. Folks that bring up important issues are called every Dirty Word in the Book. Plus what they have been stated is being twisted. Daily.
The WNBA is trash 🗑️ Most women don’t even know the name of their local team. Most women don’t even know who the current champion is. Most women have never attended a game. Most women don’t even own any merchandise.
She's NOT a generational talent
Shes generating generational money though. Can you not comprehend?
@@rrichmond14 no the hell she isn't....what a dumb ass statement...they don't even make more than me.
Tiger Wood did get pushback....Another Professional Golfer named Fuzzy somebody told him not to serve fried chicken after he won the PGA in Augusta Ga.
There were many who didn't want to see Tiger to succeed
You can’t compare her to Tiger lol lol ,golf is a majority white sport
@@kelvinmorris1991 Where was I comparing.....I addressed Roland Martin comment about other golfers not complaining about Tiger.
If I wanted to compare I could because "Race" is always an issue in America.
What’s annoying is people speaking on the WNBA who’ve never watched until now. All of a sudden everybody has an opinion. Smh. At least in the men’s game and other sports they honor the greats who’ve come before them. That’s not what’s happening here. They’re totally discrediting all of the amazing female basketball players who have graced the basketball court before Caitlin Clark and acting like she’s some kind of unicorn. People’s beef is not with Caitlin, she’s been a class act, their beef is with the media and all of these bandwagon fans who are acting like the women’s game hasn’t always been entertaining. If it wasn’t for the Lisa Leslie’s, Candace Parker’s, and Dawn Staley’s of the world, there would be no Caitlin Clark. Those women deserve more respect than what they’ve been getting. It honestly isn’t even about race, but giving credit where credit is due. Just because the hype around Caitlin Clark’s name is putting more eyes on the WNBA doesn’t mean people shouldn’t point out the obvious biases and privileges that this younger generation is receiving. Roland, please have several seats!
Cut your crap about "we bene here". In 28 years ,the WNBA has had pathetic ratings and EVER one turned a profit. Until Caitlin Clark arrived, and now EVERYTHING is changing. Because of HER. It's not discrediting the legends of the past. It is business. She really moves the needle. Go check the 2 attendance records she just broke--in the PRESEASON, my guy. Then sit down...and put your "past legends" in a time capsule.
But CC herself has always given credit to those players before her. Players aren’t even acknowledging her impact which is insane. The jealousy is real and if you just take your blinders off for one minute you will see it. It’s ok to celebrate both athletes without tearing down the other. It’s ok to give CC her flowers for bringing eyes to the WNBA. Let’s not act like she isn’t the reason for all of this recent success of the WNBA
@@Prettynolegirlcc did in fact bring eyes n I’m happy for it ! So NOW ppl will see who’s the real stars. They are about to shut her fans tf up. Shooting 30% from the FG right now in the wnba is not good. So just wait. But then guess what’s gon happened though. When they realize she is just all hyped up n realize she’s just a good baller not The Goat, they gon stop watching her.
Real Talk!
@@Cuteave1004 You wish. CC's fans aren't fairweather like blk fans. You are revenge fans only supporting Angel because you hate CC. Good luck with that. Wait until her shoes sell in record numbers. Get ready to CRYYYYYYYYY !!!.....
Well said, Mr. Martin!