Tag: Caitlin Clark

The Unraveling: How Reality Caught Up With The Cult Of Caitlin Clark 

Source: Ezra Shaw / Getty Zora Neale Hurston once wrote, “There are years that ask questions, and years that answer.” For Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, her fervently loyal fans, and the WNBA leadership that prematurely crowned her the face of its league, this year is shaping up to be one of those years that […]

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‘Won’t last much longer’: Skip Bayless thinks Caitlin Clark’s coach will be fired

During Saturday night’s blowout loss to the Portland Fire, Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark and head coach Stephanie White could be seen in a heated exchange on the sideline that led to White briefly benching Clark. Following that incident, longtime sports personality Skip Bayless thinks White will eventually be fired. The Fever entered Saturday’s game […]

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Cheryl Miller, Sue Bird weigh in on Caitlin Clark-Stephanie White ‘disruptive’ heated incident

It’s been a rough few days for Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever. On Friday night, Clark declined to speak to the media after the Fever lost 90-88 to the Golden State Valkyries. Clark scored 16 points but went just 3-of-12 from the field and committed five turnovers. And on Saturday, the Fever lost 100-84 […]

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Two peas in a pod? Caitlin Clark’s struggles beginning to mirror Angel Reese’s

Caitlin Clark vs Angel Reese has been a generational rivalry, and it has resulted in a media storm that has helped catapult the WNBA into unprecedented levels of popularity. Reese got the better of Clark in college when her LSU Tigers defeated Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes in the national championship. However, entering this season, Clark has […]

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An Open Letter To Caitlin Clark From A Black Woman Who Loves The WNBA

Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Dear Caitlin Clark, I have been watching you play since you were a college student at Iowa. I am going to be transparent with you about why I’m writing to you now. I think you are mishandling a career and a platform that very few athletes in any sport are […]

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Free Speech In ‘America’ Has Never Fully Belonged To Black People

Source: Gado / Getty Free speech in America has never fully belonged to Black Americans. The tools used to silence us have changed in how they appear over time, but the logic underneath them hasn’t.  In 1740, the South Carolina Negro Act codified white supremacy and made it a crime to teach an enslaved Black […]

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Why It Matters That Caitlin Clark Was On Stage With Country Music Singer Morgan Wallen

Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Within a span of roughly 12 hours on Saturday, WNBA player Caitlin Clark shoved one of her opponents during a game, cursed at that same player on another play, and accused her of “flopping all f-ing day”, shot a mere 22% from 3-point range, lost the season opener, and later […]

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WNBA: Free Raven Johnson, Or At Least Protect Her

Source: Justin Casterline / Getty I watched the Raising GOATs video the WNBA released earlier this month that honored the future of the league and the younger generation of players poised to become the next generation of GOATs. The video was an important reminder of the strong talent the league has in its hands.  It’s […]

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Bayou Barbie Got Her Dream House: Now We Pray No Black Woman Catches A Fever

Source: TheStewartofNY / Getty I’ve been cheering for Angel since she was in college playing at LSU, and have kept a close eye on her moves both on and off the court. If you’re the kind of fan I am, and want to see your favorite players winning, and you also want to see them […]

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