The WNBA's announcement to crack down on racism at games and online has received full support from the league's top players.
In his exit interview Friday, Clark was asked about the league's efforts to condemn “racist, derogatory or threatening comments” about players and coaches. The WNBA announced the plan after Sun forward Alyssa Thomas accused Caitlin Clark's fans of being racist.
“Those people aren't fans. Those are trolls,” Clark said. “No one in our league should face racist, disrespectful or hurtful comments or threats of any kind.”
After the University of Connecticut defeated the Fever in Game 2, ending Indiana University's season, Alyssa Thomas hurled racist slurs at Fever fans online, she claimed.
“We've been professional from start to finish, but we've never been called anything like the things we've been shouting about on social media, and there's no room for that,” Thomas said. “Basketball is going in a great direction, but no, we don't want fans who demean us or call us racial names.”
Of course, Mr. Clark could have addressed the questions at his retirement press conference differently. Throughout the year, the rookie sensation has faced multiple physical attacks from veteran players, almost all of whom are black. Additionally, WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes criticized Clark's historic season, saying she hasn't “dominated” the league, even though Clark put up numbers that no one in league history has ever achieved. was neglected.
Needless to say The View Host Sunny Hostin irrationally blamed Clark's popularity on “white privilege.”
Clark's biggest rival, Angel Reese, accused Clark's fans of being racist on a new podcast.
“I think the fans, her fans, the Iowa fans, and now the Indiana fans are the only ones that are really right. They're riding for her, and I respect that with all due respect,” Reese said. . “But sometimes it can be very rude. I think there's a lot of racism when it comes to that.”
It is important to note that neither Thomas nor Reese provide any examples of the racist abuse they claim to have suffered. Nevertheless, the WNBA acted on the words of some players and made vague claims about racism.
What they didn't do at any point from the start of the season to the end was take action against the player who committed a blatant and flagrant foul against Clark. If they're willing to act on the words of a black player alleging racism without evidence, you'd think they'd have reacted in a hurry if a white player started calling out a black player for physical abuse. is not unreasonable.
But of course, that didn't happen.
