Caitlin Clark called out the online racism and hate faced by WNBA players during her exit interview on Friday following her team’s playoff exit
The addition of Caitlin Clark to the WNBA this year helped drive record viewership and attendance, and the league found itself more firmly embedded in mainstream US sports culture.The addition of Caitlin Clark to the WNBA this year helped drive record viewership and attendance, and the league found itself more firmly embedded in mainstream US sports culture.“It’s definitely upsetting. Nobody in our league should be facing any sort of racism – hurtful, disrespectful, hateful comments and threats.
“These people were my idols. I grew up wanting to be like them, so I think continuing to uplift and represent this league in a positive way is the best thing that we can do going forward.” The addition of Clark to the WNBA this year helped drive record viewership and attendance, and the league found itself more firmly embedded in mainstream US sports culture, where racism and misogyny remain prevalent.“I don’t appreciate the new fans that sit there and yell racial slurs at myself, my teammates and the people that I play against,” Brittney Griner said on Thursday evening, a day after her Phoenix Mercury were eliminated from the postseason by the Minnesota Lynx.
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