By Mary Rooke, Commentary | Daily Caller
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.
When Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson was asked whether race played a part in Clark’s popularity, she was quick to say it did.
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