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Caitlin Clark called it \u201cdisappointing\u201d to see her name being weaponized for racism and misogyny in a rebuke of some of the discourse since she started her WNBA career earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since arriving in the WNBA, Clark\u2019s treatment has become the subject of non-stop think pieces and a topic among debate shows across the political and sports spectrums, with some commentators such as Jason Whitlock claiming Clark is being targeted by opposing players because of her race and sexuality.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the Fever rookie said she\u2019s being used to further racist and misogynistic agendas by some who have used perceived slights against the WNBA superstar to push those ideals.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s disappointing,\u201d Clark said before Thursday\u2019s game between the Fever and Dream. \u201cEverybody in our world deserves the same amount of respect. The women in our league deserve the same amount of respect. People should not be using my name to push those agendas. It\u2019s disappointing. It\u2019s not acceptable. This league is the league I grew up admiring and wanting to be a part of.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of the women in this league were some of my biggest idols and role models growing up, and helped me want to achieve this moment right here that I get to play in ever single night. Just treating every single woman in this league with the same amount of respect is just a basic human thing that everyone should do. Just be a kind person and treat them how you would want to be treated.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clark has been dragged into the culture wars on all fronts since she made her WNBA debut last month and the topic has only garnered more and more headlines.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The high-profile incident earlier this month, when Clark was fouled hard by the Sky\u2019s Chennedy Carter, turned into a national debate over how Clark was being treated by other players.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The debate drew input from everyone from sports commentators like Stephen A. Smith to politicians such as U.S. Rep. Jim Banks \u2014 who was compelled to write a letter to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I asked #IndianaFever\u2019s Caitlin Clark directly about her name being weaponized for racism\/misogyny (as Dijonai Carrington alluded to):\u201cIt\u2019s disappointing. \u2026 Everybody in our world deserves the same amount of respect. The women in our league deserve the same amount of respect.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/gyAWBqGG8c\u2014 James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) June 13, 2024<\/p>\n
Another firestorm occurred this past weekend after Clark was left off the U.S. roster for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n
The comments made during Thursday\u2019s pregame availability were more direct than the ones made by Clark when she was asked a similar question earlier in the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not something I can control so I don\u2019t put too much thought and time into thinking about things like that,\u201d Clark said, speaking generally about the conversations involving her. \u201cTo be honest, I don\u2019t see a lot of it. Like I\u2019ve said, basketball is my job. Everything on the outside, I can\u2019t control that so I\u2019m not going to spend time thinking about that.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2019People can talk about what they want to talk about, create conversations about whatever it is. But for myself, I am just here to play basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n
In those comments, Clark also denied that she felt all the chatter has impacted her ability to create relationships within the WNBA and said she felt the league is \u201cexcited about all things attention we are getting, we are appreciative of it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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