Caitlin Clark stands against hate
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
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Let’s be honest. There just isn’t anyone in the wnba as marketable as Caitlin, and it has nothing to do with race. Michael Jordan is the most marketable human being ever, and he was a black man. MJ was the COMPLETE PACKAGE. He had the game, he had the swag, he had the charisma, he had it all. Clark is in a similar spot because she is such an anomaly with her shooting ability, and she’s coming around right after the prime of Steph curry. It was perfect timing. Though Steph’s prime still may be going on, you get the point. If some black girl came along with a kind personality, Clark’s shooting ability, was a Christian, and had charisma, she would be JUST AS MARKETABLE. This country is so jealous, and hateful, it makes me sick. CARRY ON PEOPLE
What personality? Everyone in this comment thread says she doesn’t say anything and everyone else defending her on that. She has no personality. She is as boring as a stalk of corn, but she can shoot. Paige B has personality. Cameron Brink has personality. The problem is, you guys think she does absolutely no wrong. She can’t be wrong, she is the greatest player, the best and she just simply isn’t. I mean, come on with this shit. Personality. The reason why this is so big is because she is white and appears to play a certain way. It’s the same thing when Tiger came along. No one had ever seen a black guy play golf with the fist pumps and pounding the ball everywhere. It was the same way with Venus and Serena. Their talent was on full display, but because they were black, it added to it. No one wants to admit it CC, but there is more intrigue because this bland looking white girl can play like Steph Curry.
Finally a great observation in the comments section.
Caitlin Clark it the white female version of the great Jackie Robinson
But there could be if they didn’t look like dudes and weren’t covered with tons of tattoos….
Absolutely agree.
Stop putting words in people's mouths, SAS. Carrington said what you heard, don't clean up her hateful comments. She wants to put a responsibility on Clark that is not Clark's to take up. These women have the opportunity of a lifetime but are so entitled, hateful and so overcome with the victim mentality. You can take anything and interpret it as you like, it does not make you right.
NAILED IT!!
61 Year Old Black Male here.. Caitlin Clark does not owe these WNBA Women anymore than she has given in her statements prior to this. She has always been respectful and given them props. if it's not enough for them They can all go to hell!!!.. She has been fabulous in her approach.
CLARENCE THOMAS IS BLACK TOO AS IS JASON WHITLOCK AND STEPHEN A. SMITH
Amen....from a 52 year old white, straight woman. Can't we all just play basketball and enjoy it, for the love of the game?
I agree also Lorenzo. Caitlin Clark exudes intelligence and class. No further comments are necessary! You will not be able to please everybody! Keep the stress away by staying above the fray! She has a wonderful family who supports her and a good head on her shoulders! Everyone is not an activist. Keep on improving your skills as a basketball 🏀 player and God will take care of the rest.
Why not include your height weight and blood type, turn ons turn offs
CC does not owe your trash woke agenda; a response. Leave this poor girl alone and let her play basketball.
that’s the point of her statement: i do not condone it, lets ball. maybe use your small mind to think outside the box and connect a couple of context clues!
Haha, white victimhood is real.
lol, women’s sports exists because of the woke agenda.
@rockstarfinish EXACTLY.
What does woke mean?
When we talk about the NBA, at least 50% of it is about the game itself. When we talk about the WMBA, 99% of it are social issues or controversies outside the game
Caitlyn Clark is a great player. She''s white. This cannot be accepted at face value by many people, especially those who believe themselves to be insightful intellectuals.
Women are different than men. Let's just accept it's different for the WNBA. We can embrace that women care more about social media, social issues and stuff outside the game.
And they can still make a product out of that as long as the basketball product is good.
@lucianp2616 how about we came to watch basketball most people do I'm not worried about this shit, I'll clarify as a black man I don't care I wanna watch sports
That's what happens when you invite women into male dominated spaces, unfortunately.
That’s not even close to true. This might be what it’s like in your gossipy group all-Mitch chat, but that’s barely covered in comparison to all the records being broken and vierership numbers. I follow ESPN, Br, HOH, etc.
You must follow TMZ for all your sports news smh
So she was snubbed from Team USA from fear of her being a "distraction",
but now they want her to speak on matters that they constantly only think about.
I thought this was supposed to be sports. No? I tune in to be entertained. Not all these issues.
LEAVE HER ALONE. SHE JUST WANTS TO PLAY BALL!🤦♂️
Ain’t it funny?
Walking contradictions.
Was angel Reese SNUBBED ???? was CAMERON brink SNUBBED ?? Was Cordoso snubbed ??? All 3 women i named are college CHAMPIONS
They deserved to be on the team more then CATLIN
with great power comes great responsibility !!!!!! CATLIN CLARK has a racist fanbase ......she needs to disavow them .
@@243SUGARCUBE
The WNBA overall player stats so far for this season, in a league of 145 players, places CC at 15th. Reese 34th. Brink 52.
The numbers don't lie.🤷♂️
Edit. Latest update on overall placings in stats.
CC 16th. Reese 32. Brink 54.
In my opinion. I started to give attention to WNBA because of her attitude, respect, the game that she plays like Stephen Curry, my favorite player. NOT because of race. Can we just stop pinning everything on race? It's making me and others just not wanting to support what could've turned the WNBA around. Instead of being grateful to be playing a game that they live and earn money, WNBA tends to just whine and complain. Men do not like whiners and complainers, just entertain us with a good game of ball~
Tune it out, thats my advice to you, they turn to race, show no support for clark, turn it off….thats what i did and can say, i have never watched one game of hers when i saw the commentary about her, turn to race.
Amen brother
@@divxray6681same i don't watch it either
I’m a CC fan and I don’t necessarily need her to speak out about social issues. Didn’t Mike say republicans buy jordans too? Still no one cared that he was silent on plenty of issues so I’m not gonna hold her to a standard that NO ONE held the goat to. 🤷🏿♀️
Nobody was using Michael Jordan’s name to promote hatred, racism and bigotry . There was nothing wrong with what Michael Jordan said. There is nothing wrong with being a democrat or republican that just your political preference and Jordan was saying why should he discriminate against a political party. That’s a huge difference from people using your name to promote racism and bigotry.
@@VegasSportsGaming I'm Singaporean where the NCAA and WNBA recently became famous because of CC and the only hatred, bigotry, racism and physical harassment I've seen are from the woke black and white people towards CC. ESPN sportscasters, the old ladies of a show and woke people on social media have all been hating on CC, belittling her abilities, the girl was even physically attacked on court without the refs calling a foul and her teammates also don't pass her the ball. The reason people watch the WNBA and continually grow a fanbase worldwide is because of CC. She's famous here in Singapore sports bars played her NCAA games and we fans followed her to the WNBA. CC has a solid male and female fanbase in Asia. I'm a 22 year old female Singaporean college student who plays college basketball and me and my teammates are a massive fans of CC.
@VegasSportsGaming The problem is most people who say she should speak out against "Hate" are the same people who believe that people who vote for Trump are bad people and hate those people. Hate doesn't work one way but people believe it does.
Good point!
@@VegasSportsGaming So let's hate someone because she has fans who do and say things that she can't control. I mean, hate is hate, right? It doesn't matter if she says anything - because people are going to continue to say what they want to say anyway and in spite of that. After all, they're not children - even if they act like it sometimes.
She's a basketball player, not a politician. She has freedom of speech and silence. Let her choose what she wants. America would hate her if it all turned political.
Well said
The WNBA is turning black people all the way off, the racism against us will be here forever so let's stop with it's all just a basketball game bs My people knew what was goin on the minute Nike decided to give cc 28 million dollars for a sneaker deal...Look at these Puerto Rican people out here calling us monkeys bc they thought they helped us black people discover HIP-HOP which was an absolute LIE and this generation is the one that's not gonna let anyone highjack the achievements of Foundational Black Americans in this Country ever again so for the few Puerto Rican people that know the truth this is not towards you but there are many Hispanic people as a whole that identity as White and we ain't mad at you for that hey, "whatever floats ya boat" but like I said we as a people are not allowing anyone to highjack our achievements ever again and you can call us whatever you want it doesn't matter bc WE have been through everything imaginable in this Country by the oppressor WE have seen it all and done it all to the fullest, Yeah trust and believe they know the power and intellect my people possess and why they are forever Spying on us and by all means go above and beyond to Create Problems amongst us, No problem is too big when it comes to keeping black people from "Uniting" and that Unity" is their most Greatest Fear of all...
😂😂😂😂🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Just like most of yall hating on the other females because they don't take D😂
Exactly i like her first answer CC didnt want to answer that and i wouldn't be bothered either. Whats going to change. they just want CC to speak for their benefit.. She dont have to answer anything.
Clark has never said anything about trump or anything else. I don’t get the impression that she is some bigot.
Carrington and the others try to find any reason to hate on CC. They criticizing her for not standing for them but they openly hate her.
But she has professed to being a Christian……that is where the connection is made.
All these haters that CC has makes me like her more, she has responded perfectly every time.
Those "women" in the WNBA don't respect her
100% They are jealous and not ready for the spotlight.
They don't respect themselves. Many of these players act like children.
@@divxray6681 yup, it's conservatives making the connection that she is right wing because she's white Christian and straight. They assume the black players are all LGBT liberals, which is false.
It’s not cuz she’s white. It’s cuz her style of play is uniquely exciting compared to everyone else. High scoring. Deep threes in high pressure moments. Of course her being white makes it even more rare in the league and more of a “spectacle” in a way, but it’s mostly just about the way she plays.
Sure
People like is are reasons why don't care about race ossues any more yall every thing about races@Gemineye22666
and because she's acts exemplary off the court too.
Stephen A,
People think the fans just tuned in because she's white. No one is bringing up the fact she brought most of her fans with her. From grade school, middle school, highschool and them to college (that is still in the neighborhood she grew up in). We have been watching this girl for years. Please bring this up
Last I Checked Michael Jordan is the biggest marketed player ever. I doubt it's about race. The surge of WNBA fans is coming from watching these girls in college. The college fans are just coming over to watch them play in the WNBA now.
i was thinking the same thing
I agree. Some seem to just forget that it is just weird. I can think of many more that are not white in my 62 years that I followed especially in FOOTBALL! and BOXING.
Last i checked MJ was the best player in the game and now the best player to ever live. CC is not the best player in the game. I dont see her ever being the best player in the game. She may end up being one of the best players some day but not the number one in the game. Thats the difference between them and the level of attention she gets. I wonder why?!?!
It started with Iowa College ball CC broke many records. And people love 3's not lame lay up's over n over again. She passes the ball fast n hard also. It did start with College, people are following. I've never heard of most these other players until now.
@alabamacountry9127 And if you pay attention, they don't know the fundamentals they can't hit a lay up for shit
She doesn't have to say sh t.
damn straight!
You are so right. I can't stand these haters. We just want to watch basketball. Watch Caitlin. She is amazing
I agree, he sounds like an idiot, she's very professional and handles the media well .. Stephen lost me on this one , smh
I hope CC never speaks again about this. Most new viewers are watching the WNBA because of her. Most new viewers don’t watch games because of social issues.
This is a classic projection, this is the reason why MJ to this day doesn't come out and make a stand in social issues, Cait is just a player that managed to gain a fandom outside of WNBA why are people putting pressure on her to do something.
What if she doesn't want to speak on things she doesn't know or have answer to, like she said there will always have something she can't control, the only thing she can do is hoop and hope people can respect her game and respect her and the players around her.
How convenient that nobody came in her defense when she is getting bullied on the court ( taking it way to far) by the same women that are also asking her to speak up? FOH.
I would never have thought Steven would push racism
Dude is an A hole wat u expect
Racism gets votes. Every 4 years just before an election you see all the politicians and celebrities get up on their pedestals and scream racism. Bet $1000 in 2028 the exact same shit happens.
The "Caitlin Clark is white" argument doesn't make sense when you consider there have been so many other amazing white players in women's hoops. She is not popular because she is white. She's popular because she's box office. She is fun to watch.
Like how is this always missed - because these pundits really want to get these other shots off and this is a moment and I’m black and this is BS - stop trying to pivot off CC popularity damn!
I can show you comments from white people that says otherwise
@@ricorogers9319 and I can show you comments and actions from WNBA players hating in real time- even doing dirty non basketball shit and applauding each other for it.. say what we want about the In nanet but people are out of pocket to CC in her actual profession. But we move on Cc don’t soap box - let that young lady play ball and stop trying to make her the poster child to fight why black women can’t get ahead - or how come audiences didn’t like Aja Wilson rebounding over 5’6 guards and laying the fkin ball up - because it’s boring! Damn
Sabrina Ionescu is white, is talented, but she's no Caitlin Calrk.
@@lucianp2616 which is why this is wild - it’s simple really - it’s as if Eminem came into hip hop and won best rap album and charted with a number 1 album and people were like yooooo but he ain’t Run DMC … what about vanillla ice - how come nobody bout Commons album blah blah blah like what r we doing
Wnba players call players heterosexual to diss each other.
LOL
So - you are just gonna keep on ... despite CC asking not to attach her name to such agendas (ya know like shown in this clip) ... Or are you just here to troll and dont even watch the game.
@@marceybullWho made you the moral authority
Heterophobia isn't considered a thing.
Stop the nonsense! They do not.
Caitlin or any other player for that matter, are entitled to hold their own belives. Regardless of what those belives are. She does not owe anyone an explanation
You will always be a victim.... Caitlin owes you nothing!
Every song winds up being a sad victim song- just wait for it-
Then CC worshippers should stop portraying her as a victim
The black media just wants ratings, and this bull is the easiest way to get there. Caitlin owes you idiots nothing.
@@sgtarmasBlack and Queer media should stop this ludicrous narrative Caitlin needs to do anything other than play ball.
This comment attached to no pfp… says everything we need to know about you
That Donald Trump argument shouldn’t even be be apart of of this conversation
Right, but because CC gets conflated with .. Trump?
I guess CC said let’s make The WNBA Great Again?
🤣🤣
@@TheSentry66 personally i hope she puts her support behind joe biden so she can bring wnba ratings down again.
Shouldn’t BE BE? Apart OF OF? YOU YOU need to proofread. 🚫
@@TheSentry66not CC- it’s the vocal subsection of her racist fans. They forget many of us (I’m AA/NA 🇺🇸) are CC fans also. WNBA, Olympics, YT- they all have moderators. People who claim to be self-aware are asking “WHERE’S THE RACISM?” when it’s easily visible BEFORE AND AFTER their comments. (Vets should hang with rookies! WHY AREN’T THEY DOING TEAM BUILDING?). And these are WOMEN ATHLETES. We expected NO SNIPING AND TENSION? 👀🤨CASUALS are calling CC the best while actual legends and greats have played? And are still playing? ZERO IQ STRATEGY. If I’m CC’s management I’m having her be even more vocal against ALL scum - while still being a straight Christian and not becoming a marketing shill for LGBT etc when she simply wants to ball. Question though: is this all possible? ONLY A MATTER OF TIME before men (the real fans) move on- we support women but WE CAN’T BE FOOLED- boys HS JV IS BETTER & MORE EXCITING! BE GRATEFUL WE’RE WATCHING IN BETTER OUR NBA & NFL! We’re partially watching for attractive, athletic women with SUSTAINED SUPPORT. Like women’s volleyball, swimming/diving, T&F. Many would prefer lingerie football have a pro league and Olympic team. Here in Texas, I HEAR THIS OFTEN STATED. There is A LOT of juice. Not worth the squeeze. NBA should make WNBA survive on their own!
She's not Trump, obviously, but I bet if you made a Venn Diagram of her most rabid supporters and his, it would basically be one huge circle.
Shout out to the WNBA for showing all of us how to FUMBLE THE BAG. THANKS FOR THE LESSON LADIES!
@@annajordan243 Tell that to the thousands and thousands of women on OF
@@annajordan243but y’all always crying about being paid like the NBA players 😂😂 it’s the delusional that blows my mind.
@@annajordan243 When it comes to this, it absolutely is good money
When it comes to this, it absolutely is good money
@@annajordan243that was dumb, if that’s the case tell them to stop crying about making more 😂😂😂😂
Stephen A you totally reported this wrongly. What type of reporter are you. Jim Trotter, originally never asked about racism, bigotry and all the nonsense Dojonai blurted out. It wasn’t until James Boyd came back and asked directly and then you got that answer from Clark. Dijonai is just hating and looking for any reason to diminish her star. This is ridiculous
Catlin diminished her own STAR when she only scored 7 points against Dijonai the other night
@@243SUGARCUBEDiJonai plays for the Atlanta dream? 😂😂 delete your comment. Her last matchup with dijonai she had 10 points before being benched midway into the 3rd quarter
@@breezybreeze12 Catlin wanted to be benched....did u see her fighting with her COACH demanding to be put back in the game ??
OF COURSE NOT ,
If catlin clark wanted to play there's not one person in that STADIUM that would have dragged her off the court
AS A MATTER A FACT
THE CROWD was begging her to play !!
And she SAT there ...
She was satisfied with her 10 POINTS
@@243SUGARCUBE
The coach froze her.🤦♂️🙄
@@thejoke2791 If my coach pulled me out the game .....I wouldnt be sitting in a chair with a towel on my head ....
I'D BE STANDING UP PACING BACK AND FORTH .
I'd tell my teammate to FAKE A INJURY
WHATEVER IT TAKES ..
CATLIN DOESNT HAVE HEART
😊she doesn’t owe anyone anything. She’s a basketball player who wants to focus on a game and not on activism. Carrington spoke up because she’s white and resents CC. Entire theme of activism within a game sport is absolutely ridiculous.
Nailed it 💯
I agree
@@mikeyz9209 Nailed it? ... TOTALLY just gonna ignore everything CC said on this video -- about not wanting her name attached to negative comments and agendas about a league she's wanted to play for all her life ...
@@marceybull Yep. Nailed it. I said what I said.
Jealousy and envy
@@mikeyz9209 Even tho it's exactly the opposite of what CC said she'd like from her supposed fans? .... Or you didn't listen, you just came to troll and dont even watch the games? Now it makes sense.
Man, they are jealous of her because she is straight and white in a majority black lgbt league and is a star because she has a large fan base who followed her to the W. Signed black man.
Statistically the majority of the league is not lesbian. That is a myth not backed up by data or evidence. In fact it's closer to 30% which is the minority in the league who are lesbian. Look up the data.
No they hate her because she’s not even the best player in the league but she’s getting all the recognition like she is the best player when she’s not
@@93supreme69 She's a rookie, of course she's not the best skillwise yet. But she's the greatest female basketball player and the most popular. Muhammad Ali isn't the most skilled boxer who ever lived, he's not even as skilled as Mayweather, or have as many titles as Holyfield, but he's considered the greatest.
Greatness and skill aren't the same. Greatness is about what you did for your sport.
@@93supreme69 she has a huge fan base, it’s not about being the best.
@@93supreme69So dumb. They are jealous that a white women is the player to bring a huge fan base and no black or queer player could do anything even close in 28 years. Pathetic.
Why would CC speak with the WNBA when the same women even her team doesn’t have her back like wtf
Good point. Stephen should have asked that.
Great point didn't even think about it that way 💯💯
@@lucianp2616unk to blacked powers out right now he don’t wanna get slammed by all his black female co workers fr; he been having to keep cleaning up from his segments cause these co workers get so jealous hearted when people speak reality and not choose a side cause you’re part of our platform…. Yeah unk she not playing as good ain’t no if you wit us lmao y’all not with me! Carrigton speak for
Yourself you mfs not speaking up either stop chatting for likes
facts..shts crazy
Facts, why would she defend the wnba when they hate , white straight players?
It's not about white or black. It's about entertainment. Air Jordan was amazing, the hang time. Steph Curry the long 3, Magic Johnson playmaking ability, no look passes, Larry Bird can shoot from anywhere. All these things are entertaining to watch. I first watched WNBA game because of C. Clark and she was amazing. When she shoots, its like magic. I also noticed that the women are trying to hurt each other out there. The refs just let this go on. How can you market this game when they play like prison basketball. The day when a girl can Air like Jordan, playmaking like Magic Johnson or can shoot from anywhere like Bird. WNBA will soar to new heights. Stop hating and just play. People are watching now. So behave in a way that is marketable and you will make big bucks.
Exactly. 100 percent facts.
Stephen!!! Stop pandering to the woke Alphabet Mafia! I was totally loving your initial takes on this issue but lately you've been backpedaling so hard!
He loves to flip flop
EXACTLY! Someone must have gotten mad about what he had to say , now he's back peddling .
Stephen A what are you talking about Dude. Three of the top players currently in WNBA and on the US women Olympic basketball team are WHITE. Sabrina Ionescu, Brianna Stewart and Kelsey Plum. Stick to the NBA dude you’re really losing credibility with this Caitlin Clark stance you’re on.
Actually it's you that lost credibility, that is you would have if you had any to begin with, Karen!
The only racism i see in this Caitlin Clark saga, is the way the majority black league treats her partially because of the skin color. Let's be 100% honest here, if CC was a black girl from Chicago, there's no way she would get even a fraction of the hate from other Wnba players
Wrong again, racist!
You must hadn't heard of how Michael Jordan got treated from the vets his rookie year?
Just let me play ball. I don’t care about you haters.
We live in a society that has begun allowing men to compete in women's sports - so go for it. Lol.
Doesn't matter what Caitlin says people are going to say what they wanna say. Its not her fault. Carrington's comments towards Caitlin is ridiculous. Caitlin has handled the media better than everybody. She came to play ball and let her play the game she loves. These analysts also needs to tone it down a little bit.
I see you’ve changed your mind on this subject, comparing her popularity to the #MAGA movement. Once a racist, always racist.
Yeah, he never did that, stupid! Try again, Karen!
For real. How did Trump even come into this? Some people will always be victims
1) you don't even understand what racism is. The word you were looking for is bigot.
2) your racism is evident as it shows you can't even listen to a black man speak: he was highlighting outside things that make this topic touchy....
It's always the racists that want to point the finger and accuse others of racism (it would help if you even knew what that word meant)
So wait we are only gonna talk about one side of this? I believe it was jemele hill that brought up Clark’s race and sexuality. Then the view ran with it. So I’m confused is it ok to hate straight people? Is it ok to hate someone because of their skin color? Are we not holding a double standard at this point? That doesn’t seem like equality to me.
You see how Steven A Smith was on the right side of the conversation until we watched him get publicly bullied on his show by those wnba ladies the past week. This what we get now Steven A Smith Knows this is wrong but the outside noise got to him again to fold
Again this isn’t about race, its about belief system…..she is professed Christian, and until she shows support like fake christians would towards lgbtq, she will be attacked.
For crying out loud, let her play basketball. Geez. She's not an "activist," which is somehow more valuable than getting a Ph.D. in physics. Let's all partake in enjoying the game of basketball and watch the accolades she will accomplish. Because of her, more people will watch her and other female players in the WNBA shine. This is so tiring and sickening, and unfortunately, rich media folk will press it on us, the viewers, to agree with their statements.
Ya'll black folk are being so racist to CC, and she is handling it with grace. And it makes ya'll mad.
The only one being racist here is you, Karen!
I'm black and I LOVE HER
Not true, i hope she goes and supports lgbtq and non christian stuff so people will see that her popularity would tank….the real divide is belief system…..not her skin color.
@@Ali-vj1nx Yeah, don't listen to that guy, I'm white and I get you. I do wish people would stop including everyone in their argument, like we all can't make different choices and have to be lumped in to prove some point.
I'm black and I love her too!
But I agree with poster most of her haters are BIGOTS who happen to be black (mostly Black Women).
But hose bigots are looking like idiots because CC is killing them with kindness and grace.
Dijonai went to a private, predominantly white HS, then went to Woke, Stanford. And she said what about Luxury? Silence? What about her living on the down low about her Luxury, her upbringing, then trolling CC interviews, to jump all over her on X and deliberately paint her in a corner. She is also taking the Luxury of silence with respect to her dating Nalyssa Smith (allegedly), can you say conflict of interest? And Stephen A Smith… Waffle much? This whole thing is right in line with the times. Reality TV >>> Surreality TV, and EVERYONE is now famous for 15 minutes. JP
Bwahahaha...wgat a hypocrite
Carrington is a simple minded pawn, Don't feed into it she singled her out and Stephen A knows it he's on the same gravy train difference is he plays the same dishonest game better than her.
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BLACK POWER SALUTE TO CARRINGTON @@Dolemite19
Steven a you are dead wrong .
She’s getting shine because she’s the only women we’ve ever seen that can shoot from distance and is good to watch . The rest of the wnba players are as coordinated as a baby giraffe .
If fans are still racist and white people get more shine then why is that Jordan Kobe lebron and now Edward’s are the most popular players ever ?????
That argument makes no sense .
I think it’s you that sees colour when it comes to athletes , not us fans
stephen a smith assumes that caitlin clark is a donald trump fan just because she's white lol
Numbers don't lie
You totally missed his point.
@@paulmilford1187 she's too young, I doubt she cares about politics right now. she's more focused on her career.
@@Holden-C. I know what he meant but why would you associate her with trump? what if she or her family dislikes trump. he shouldn't associate her with trump is what im saying, she's a young girl that wants to focus on basketball. Leave her alone.
@@vaellanshanmuru6405don’t worry, racism is okay for certain people.
This is not about race its about the girls in the wnba being jealous because Caitlin Clark did what they couldn't do help being more people into watching the games and of course he had to find a excuse to bring trump into this and play the race card
Let's play devil's advocate here though. Would those same ladies be as jealous (or jealous at all) if it was a person with the same or darker skin tone as they have who was getting all of the media attention?
Sorry but what SAS said at the end is BS. People of all colors have been elevated always (Beyonce, Rihanna, Lebron, Jordan.....) Please stop making this conversation about race, it only makes the resentment from the past florish. She is classy lady and a baller. That's the only reason she has become so famous
Race bait stephen A unleashed!
Don't forget she's white
SAS stated facts, you can't, Karen!
You can’t be serious 🥴. Not only was tiger woods amazing but seeing a blk guy dominate a sport with mostly white guys brought major attention. I have to admit that when I see amazing white players in the nba like luka im interested. To not understand that a young small “white” girl who is amazing playing like Steph curry doesn’t play a role is delusional because I have to admit it did to me.
@@Myt229 The race and appearance is totally secondary. If she doesn't play like she plays, and takes small college team to a two consecutive NCAA finals, and she is not as classy and well-spoken as she is, she wouldn't be phenomenon
Ms. Clark is 22 years old, is new to the WBA, and is under a spotlight 1 million times brighter than college ball. She entered the league just wanting to play ball. She never asked for special treatment, and she didn't disrespect other players with arrogance. Instead, immediately some established players treated her badly, some even intentionally fouling her unbelievably hard and downright dirty. She hasn't been in the league long enough for anyone to form a negative opinion about her after knowing her. I can't think of any rookie in any pro sport who has been treated as badly by both players and the media as has she. I say, leave her alone and let her play ball just like anyone else.
The girl just wants to play ball and this is what she has to go through.
Agree, and no one wants to watch a league with unlikable players that complain. The WNBA is ruining its opportunity to increase its fan base with Caitlin’s popularity.
Stop it that chick was out of line....CC is 22 trying to play ball in a league that doesn't even like her or show her any persons respect. Ever since she been in the league these same women have complained about her because they feel shes white and is getting special treatment. But now because a reporter is trying to race bait her and shes not falling for it this player is trying to call her out. Smh.. SAS you darn well what that player is saying but you wont admit the truth but side stepping saying i understand what she is saying. Unbelievable...
BIDEN VS TRUMP HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BBALL
It has to do with racism and that is the point you chose to overlook.
@@DavidUSA2525 - Absolute horse crap and Stephen A. Smith is a FULL of RACIST HORSE CRAP.
"I don't want my kids going to a racial jungle" "if you don't know whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black" you're right, it's about racism... Biden's @@DavidUSA2525
Amazing that people forget:
1. Tiger is America's favorite golfer.
2. MJ, Kobe, LeBron, Steph are America's (possibly the world's) favorite NBA players.
3. Pat Mahones is a fav NFL player.
4. The Williams sisters are America's fav tennis players.
5. Grif, Jeter, and many others were favorites of MLB (I don't follow that sport recently so forgive me for not knowing current stars).
So seems to me people are just excited about historically great athletes that bring eyes to the game for how they elevate it. Contrary to the media narrative.
@@DavidUSA2525 All of these resentful WNBA players fail to realize CC's stardom elevates their stardom in the league, if they had the sense to play it right.
This is foolery. If you look at the NBA, black stars not only are the most popular in the league, but transcended the league from national to international fame. If you look at my previous comment on this thread, many of USA's major sports have black stars as the face of the game, even when they no longer play.
If these people got past their jealousy and resentment and celebrated that people are interested in women's basketball, they'd ride the wave of CC's success and enjoy success themselves. More eyes on the WNBA will bring more financial success to the entire league, which of course means more financial success for the players in it (another errant gripe some of the players in that league like to bring up... the supposed pay gap).
It's amazing that we live in a generation where rather than seeing opportunity for our own elevation in someone else's success, we look for every opportunity to bring up past ills. And we so blatantly ignore the success black athletes across several sports have enjoyed, and what they mean to the game of all those sports. Let CC play ball. Her success in the league only brings more eyes to the stars already in that league.
Or are we prepared to say that major league lacrosse and other professional leagues don't have the fame they deserve for contrived reasons that fit our worldviews rather than looking at the obvious (we just don't really care all that much about professional lacrosse in this country at this point in our history...)?
The worst part about this whole thing is that the media is mostly at fault for how this whole Caitlin Clark thing has been handled.
CC hasnt really done anything wrong. Tbh
She doesn’t stand with yall Stephen. She not on yall lesbian black girl team.
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What mouth on u! 😂I know u got beat up in school!
She doesn't have to she just gotta be marketable so all those women can make more money. Y'all stay missing the point.
@@anthonybrown3284 I'm sure you have a brother on a T shirt
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She is marketable tho. They fumbled the bag snubbing her from Team USA
Poor girl can't even play basketball thanks to people like Stephen A Smith
He doesn't care he just wants views. Really none of them just want views.
She is a 22 year old kid in her ROOKIE season....let the girl focus on her game
Let this young lady just play basketball she can’t be responsible for how other people think or what other people say.
Bill maher said it best being black clearly wasnt a disadvantage or stop anybody from watching serena williams or tiger woods.
You have to be extremely good. Unlike Conor McGregor, who is trash
hasnt stopped ppl overwhelmingly watching mj or even Lebron. its not as bad.
we gotta be careful we dont over racialize things
america is over 60% white and deceptively very conservative. so a majority will definitely not be enthused by lgbt overtones of the wnba
@@joka5345 most ppl don't necessarily like him. It's his eccentric behavior plus he gets support from England.
@@joka5345 Conor is the only star UFC has ever produced. Doesn't matter if he's "trash". He's a draw
Conor is the only star UFC has ever produced. Doesn't matter if he's "trash". He's a draw
Oh Jesus Christ Don't bring Trump and make America great into this you see how bad Joe Biden has our country and you want to bring up Trump this is kind of pathetic
NEITHER of these old white men are for us....my mortgage don't change no matter which one of these clowns are in office, gotta go out and get it regardless. Proudly Independent
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Totally uncalled for
Pathetic is the right word for this monologue
1.1k dislikes to 600 likes on this video. Even people who aren't republican are so sick of this intersectional woke bs. The only victim here is Clark she's the 1 being discriminated against.
Exactly! The media desperately tries to make this a Right vs left issue, when in all reality, the vast majority of people are sick of it. A BIG reason people can’t stand the WNBA is because they make EVERYTHING a political or social issue. The NFL, NBA, & NHL saw their ratings start to plummet when they went that route, which is why they quickly corrected their course.
This 22 year old white woman should not be held accountable for black people struggles
Especially when their "struggles" are imaginary.
The real racist or the people so called challenging Caitlyn.
This has to be the dumbest analysis I've ever heard.
As a fellow black man, can we stop with the bullshit race card.
Im a fan of Stephen A but damn not everything is about race
So they say she’s privileged and gets to much undeserved attention. But now they want her to use her privilege to jump on whatever agenda they’re pushing for. Girl can’t win
Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan & Author Ashe were great players in their individual sports that help elevate the games. I do not see color when you are great at your Craft you are worth watching period.
WNBA has not showed me nothing but hate for somebody different than what they are
Sorry, no. The comment by Carrington are spurious and are what’s wrong with America. Clark’s comments were on point, but they have to shit on everything she does and says, because she didn’t say exactly how the haters wanted her to.
What this is showing is that the WNBA is Full of the same prejudice as any other league, black or white, with lesser stats. Smith has supported Clark, so this is not about him. But notice that the same people who call out racism are the ones making excuses for Clark haters. Call out prejudice when BOTH sides do it, otherwise it don’t mean shit.
Caitlin Clark just left college basketball to go play professional basketball, as a 22 year old. Bruhh you cant expect a 22 year old to fully grasp social issues at that age to make an educated opinion about it. Leave her alone. Dont act like she will give yall an educated opinion about social issues outside of her personal and professional life that she cant control. Sure she has a voice. But goddamnit, she's 22. JUST STOP. Yes she will have to speak up about certain things eventually. But she is 22. Yall changed your opinions about the world multiple times from when you were 22 to now.
I don't think it is even about not knowing, she probably is aware of what is going on in the world, but she also knows is that getting involved in this day and age is a minefield. One mistake can make half the world turn on you. The best you can do is make boilerplate statements like the one she did and wait for the next news cycle.
WNBA is a horrible product. Clark has brought excitement to the game because of her talent. Her skin color means nothing, as Larry Bird and MJohnson did in the 80s, when the NBA was a horrible product, and MJordan did in the 90s. Anything outside of this logic is near-sightedness. BTW, the NBA today needs a male version of Caitlin Clark, and it won't matter if he's black, white, brown or yellow btw
Well said and unfortunately the WNBA is boring and not exciting. And Clark is a great player but she can't save this dump fire. Once all the hype blows over about the new WNBA the people black and white because it has nothing to do with race will discover once again the league sucks.
@@CoachDarren Spoken like a true Karen and a #FakeMan! It's cowards like you that give the WNBA a bad name!
Matthew 7 3-5 Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, let me take the speck out of your eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. Words of wisdom from our Lord.
how can you say Even look even better? She’s got the college scoring record. Come on bro stop it. Nobody started talking about Tiger Woods bringing all kinds of folks to golf so what she’s bringing new fans to WNBA. that’s what y’all need. Y’all need a melting pot of Folks watching sports. That’s how it supposed to be. so what are you trying to say, bro? Only certain folks are allowed to watch certain sports not it’s not for everybody.
CC needs to speak up cause WNBA not protecting her. She should quit and let that ship sink
Lisa Bluder is to Caitlin Clark what Phil Jackson was to Michael Jordan! We need Lisa!
wtf Did u say. u ppl are really hyping her up. I hope she delivers for u. 👍🏿
@@anthonybrown3284 Maybe you should watch her college highlights and buzzer beater game winners and then you may understand better. I've already gotten more great sports moments out of Caitlin Clarks college career, than almost any other athlete, besides Michael Jordon. People are not just "hyping" her up for no reason, she has delivered.
@@MaxxZimonick um ok. with no rings. Even in college! 😂🤣 she has great stats no rings. 😂🤣 Shes not the new goat! shes a great player!
@@MaxxZimonick No need. If u read my comment. ud know. I think shes a awesome guard.
@@anthonybrown3284 I was interested in reading your thoughts, but then I saw laughing emoji's and realized that you have the intellect of a child that can only communicate by posting pictures. Maybe next year you can move up to having a discussion with words?
No person in the wnba over 30 years has showcased a skill that is unique and beautiful until Caitlin Clark. She's a sniper from deep, elevate your game, or remain irrelevant !!!!
Caitlin Clark is not a racist, she has shown nothing but respect to all WNBA players even after being verbally and physically attacked by some of them... For God sake man, just let the woman play basketball!!!
BLACK PEOPLE NEED TOO TAKE THE TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS 💵 WE MAKE AND START OUT OWN COUNTRYYYY SIMPLE
Calling BS on the narrative and BS on the backpedaling and trying to walk on both sides of the fence.
Has CC ever responded to her bf and brother posting, sharing, and liking racist, sexiest posts made towards Angel Reese? or is she just enabling it behind the scenes?
Stop playing the victim!!
@@charlesstevens9009 it’s not my fault CC is a failure in championship games
@@HanifStormborn It's not my fault CC is the face of the WNBA! It's not my fault CC got you Angel Reese fans crying and whining about her family which has absolutely NOTHING to do with anything!! It's not my fault CC is selling out arenas whether she is on her homecourt or at the enemy's court.
@tahirstormborn1026 What do you expect when you are dressing provocative and showing a lot of skin? If you stir up a bee's nest you will get stung. I have no pity for her!
@@charlesstevens9009 🤣🤣🤣 you typed all that, and the fact remains, CC will be forgotten about in a few years times while also being a 2x national championship game failure. 🤣🤣
Placing this pressure on her is ridiculous at best! How is it fair for that girl to throw all that responsibility on her when she hasn’t done anything wrong. The media is trash pushing this racial agenda when it’s obvious the players dnt even like her so why they want her to join them. I’m a black man and I don’t rock with this bc I 100% support CC. To put all this on a rookie because she’s good at playing basketball is nasty work
And the black player who spoke on social justice and for black people is hated by many. And Jordan who did not speak on social justice or for black people is loved by all. Why do you think that is?
Speak 💪🏿
Yeah, nobody liked Mohammad Ali or anything. C’mon man, the chains have been unlocked for over a century. Stop being a victim
If you're talking about Colin Kaepernick, he screwed himself over by wearing socks in practice depicting police officers as literal pigs, by kneeling during the country's national anthem (there are better ways to protest) and by promoting the lie that darker-skinned people are targeted by police. People committing crimes are targeted by police. More lighter-skinned people are killed by police officers every year than darker-skinned people. And, the numbers aren't that close. MJ is loved because he wasn't a polarizing, divisive jerk.
What he doesn't get is these new fans are Clark fans she brought to the WNBA. Not new WNBA fans. She worked hard in college and should be recognized.
Some got on Jordan but Jordan never did speak out and Caitlin Clark doesn't owe anybody to speak out or feel bullied to speak out. She is 22 and wants to focus on basketball.
I'm so sad at how people want to go backwards. Racism sells I guess. I'm disappointed in those people. Ask someone who actually lived in 50s-60s and find out what they went through. Folks, we got to do better
there is no racism in the WNBA
My grandparents did. Both my grandfathers fought in World War 2 and were heroes. But they wasn't given a heroes welcome when they got back. They were brown skinned Dominicans and were still treated like 2nd class citizens. So stop it. You got it good being white.
@@243SUGARCUBE Plenty of anti white racism in the wnba
People by into the division media sells to them. Including Stephen a. Reality is racism isn’t a big deal anymore in the real world
@@243SUGARCUBE then what's this about. I'll pray for you my friend
Big fan Stephen but what about all the racism Clark is dealing with from the players? You can't say she needs to be this shinning star, when she is being targeted for the same thing.
8:57 is a massive BS, we all grew up idolizing MJ, Woods and many black players. And before CC there were other white ladies that didn't get her recognition.
Stop dividing your country, Stephen A
COUNTRY HEEN DIVIDED BASED ON RACE SINCE ITS INCEPTION AND HAS NEVER STOPPED JANAURY 6TH PROVED THAT
Go CC
Nobody complained when Tiger Woods, the William's sisters or Lewis Hamilton were doing their thing in sports that were predominantly dominated by other races. It's called expanding the total available market. People are interested in others that look like them. It happens with every race yet in this situation it is vilified.
Yea they got on Jordan but NOT when he was 22. CC is not obligated to agree with all of what Carrington believes in. The racism ok yes agree to be against it. Everything else she mentioned. No. You don’t know CC life’s point of view of things
No one is obligated to speak out on any social or political issue. If they choose to be quiet that's still a choice. Freedom of choice is just as important as Freedom of Speech.
But if her race were the only, or even the biggest reason for her success, this popularity explosion would have happened in the W years ago. The sell-outs and viewership would have accompanied Taurasi, or Ionescu, or Plum.
The biggest reason Clark is so popular is her style of play - her limitless range, her exceptional vision, and her Houdiniesque passing. It's new, and it's impossible for anyone, especially condescending dudes, to write it off as a result of her competition just being smaller or weaker (not that this was fair to women before, but her style of play is built to drive home how ridiculous that condescension is).
She changes the entire flow and aesthetic of the game. Offensive gameplans feature her unprecedented arsenal as both a scorer and distributer, defenses have to change up their entire team strategy when she's on the floor (box-and-1 all season last year). It's paradigm shifting, like Michael Jordan was, like how Steph Curry was. It looks magical, it gets peoples' attention and keeps it.
But Caitlin Clark shouldn't be an avatar for social injustices that extend far beyond women's basketball, and that are not within her ability to control. Indeed, she has done everything you could reasonably expect of her to highlight stars who paved the way, and to recognize former greatness. She has supported both her teammates and her rivals when they've faced awful comments from the seemingly infinite supply of sadists, sexists, and racists who lurk within the margins of society.!
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If Clarke can’t publicly stand against racism, then I’m not a fan.
Justified or not respectfully you helped drive that with some
Of your comments. Your voice is powerful so when you were on your show calling everyone jealous and saying she’s the golden goose. Right or wrong it adds fuel to the narrative.
Your GOLDEN GOOSE , Catlin Clark .....has a RACIST fanbase .
How did you come to that conclusion?
@@breezybreeze12Look at what they say her fans say about other players
@@paulmilford1187 Can you give an example?
Can you give an example?
@@paulmilford1187 give us some examples? I’m a fan of hers, am I racist? I’m black btw, since apparently black People cant be racist 😂
Simply because someone may have a platform or in a position to have a louder voice doesn't mean they absolutely have to say or do anything. If Clark wants to just play ball, enjoy the game, go home to her family and friends, and be as "normal" as possible, then she should be allowed to do so. In today's current climate where everything is overly analyzed and picked apart, I can't blame her for wanting to stay out of the fray.
Steven A you are wrong this time bro it’s not up to Clark to do that. Clark can not take care of everybody else’s problems okay that’s not fair ❤❤❤❤❤
False! Jealous of what? A media made player? PLEASE Most people are tired of hearing her name! Her followers attack people all the time. The media plays a huge part in over solidifying this Medium at best 3 point scorer. CC is only saying something because it is beginning to affect her bottom line … PERIOD! Aja is the Goat! Kelsey, Chelsey, Angel, Taragi(?),Brittany are greats as well. CARRINGTON WAS WELL WITHIN HER RIGHT TO SAY WHAT SHE SAID. She said what many would love to say. Talk about the games! Stop giving in to this CC nonsense .
Then ladies of the WNBA produce a product worthy of conversation. It’s dry and stale and been broke since its genesis and we all see why now. Atleast CC hype is keeping the league above water 😂😂
No one knew any of their names before Caitlin Clark came.
Wrong you all knew Angel Reese because you all came after her for 2yrs & cont..you knew because the hatred towards her defeating her in title game was insulting
to you all...she Won the CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!!
@carmelluv6599 umm sure. Lol they're not relevant. No idea who she is and don't really care.
@user-wt6uo7ch7i It's obvious you know Angel Reese your a fan.... the comment says it all, its ok to come out the closet. No one knows you care and you like talking about her. (Your Angel)..
You always have the choice not to communicate.
People forget that they got more eyes on WNBA actually when Angel Reese had her game live streamed on FB. People forget about that.
He is TALKING LOUD AND SAYING NOTHING!!!!!!!
Also I want to add this, Steven A, you basically went from defending Clark to siding with everyone else, you talk about business, you did a business move and went to the other side instead of speaking what you truly feel, ESPN probably told him to side with the others, it was a business move for Steven A, its what ESPN does and for Clark what she is doing is a business move and that's playing basketball and blocking the other noise out.
Guys like this, and Charlemagne, with big platforms, if they ever wander too far, there's people to bring them back in and make sure they don't do it again
If anyone is facing racism it's Caitlin! Stop Stephen A.
Delusional again not taking any Accountability for what You All do..
History...
Why is everyone putting so much pressure on a 22year old girl to solve the worlds problems. Lets all get OFF each other's back and worry about what we ourselves can do IF you can be involved. Let Caitlin finish her first season/start her career officially instead of burning her out, and we all do our own thing too.
Where is the sympathy for Angel Reese a 20yr who just won a Championship and was threaten by a whole Country damn near of white racist people coming at her for trash talking to CC and she act as if she did not know where it came from Yes Yes it started that moment...and you all were apart of this Old, Young, Professional, first lady Biden, Hunter, everyone was disgusted & appalled called her Ghetto Classless, Thug, last I looked she is in college playing the same game as CC...wrong all day long no matter how you try to excuse it
I respect Carrington for speaking up against all this hate being spewed in the name of Clark!💚🍀
*clout chasing
@@SGriTa913 no it took courage! She knew she was going to get crushed by all the idiot MAGA clowns!🤡
Caitlin Clark isn't the first white basketball player. Sabrina Ionescu is white, and she's just as good of a talent, but she's not as popular. I think we are making this way more racial than it is.
And there are plenty of white NBA players who were popular. Larry Bird, Pistol Pete, but no one asked them to do something to end racism. I agree Michael Jordan was asked to speak out and he didn't speak out as much as he could have. And I also think times are different now, and more is expected.
Caitlin Clark is only 22 years old though. I think let her grow into this role. This is overwhelming for anyone 22. Let he grow into it is what I think.
@3:28. I disagree with Stephen A. He stated that the resentment, jealousy and envy around Clark’s popularity is justified. If someone has those negative emotions toward an individual that has only been gracious to them, it’s a sign of insecurity. I definitely wouldn’t say those emotions are justified. Clark has a rare combination of likability and talent. The WNBA community should be excited to have more eyes on their product. Justifying and, as a result, encouraging negative emotions doesn’t make anyone better. And envy is a strong word. It suggests that you want to what the other person has. Needless to say, everything is not for everybody.