TIME Magazine nominated WNBA phenom Caitlin Clark as the Athlete of the Year for 2024. And honestly, she deserves it. Clark single-handedly revitalized the WNBA with her competitiveness and athletic ability. She was a class act during the pre-and post-game interviews and drew massive crowds to previously practically empty arenas.
She accomplished all of this while being body slammed and thrown around the court like a ragdoll. Race, of course, played a part in this. It was impossible not to notice. The league is predominately made up of black female athletes. While the rest of the freshman class stars, like Angel Reese, were celebrated, Clark was bullied, beaten, and demonized because she was white.
This foul on Caitlin Clark is 100% not a basketball play.
Absolutely nuts this is still happening. pic.twitter.com/ONeYjFuFjK
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) August 31, 2024
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