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Longtime “SportsCenter” anchor Linda Cohn questioned whether A’ja Wilson has some level of insecurity toward Caitlin Clark and whether that could be a reason she isn’t playing in the FIBA World Cup.
And I guess the question we have is: What exactly would A’ja Wilson be insecure about?
Is it basketball-related? It can’t be. Caitlin Clark is a zero-time champion at the high school, collegiate and, currently, WNBA level. Wilson is a high school state champion, led South Carolina to its first national championship and helped build a dynasty with the Las Vegas Aces, where she has won three WNBA championships. Oh, and she’s the only player in league history with four MVPs.
So clearly, it isn’t about basketball accomplishments. Are we talking about off the court? That doesn’t make much sense either. Clark’s most notable appearances away from basketball have largely involved golf. Not exactly sure why that would be something Wilson is sitting around feeling insecure about.
So is it the fans and attention? When you look at the fans Clark has, who exactly would want that? And obviously Wilson isn’t going to receive the exact same type of attention Clark does. She has never been pushed and pumped by the media at the rate Clark has, nor has she ever found herself at the center of the type of racially charged rivalry that has followed Clark throughout her professional career.
It’s a disservice to Caitlin Clark when so much of the conversation surrounding her relies on tearing down other players.
And it’s incredibly disrespectful to players like Wilson when trusted sports-media figures throw around narratives like this about someone who has spent years building one of the greatest résumés in basketball. It only adds fuel to the baseless jealousy narrative and gives Clark’s fans more red meat to feed off of, reinforcing this idea that Clark is somehow a damsel in distress who needs to be defended from other players. That, in turn, creates even more hostility toward players who are portrayed as jealous, bitter or somehow threatened by her when there is no actual basis for those claims.
Eventually, you start to realize that there are far too many paid fans disguised as media members.
At some point, a line has to be drawn. Enough is enough.
Kwanzaa is 100% a real holiday. The proof is that we (Black people) observe and celebrate it. ALL holidays are invented/made up. Just because White people didn't create it doesn't make it less real.
SHEDEUR TO FANNIN FOR THE CLUTCH TD -- THEN STEFANSKI TAKES SHEDEUR OUT FOR THE WILDCAT -- DISASTER. STEFANSKI BLOWS ANOTHER GAME. HE JUST COULDN'T STAND SEEING SHEDEUR TIE THE GAME WITH A 2-POINT CONVERSION AFTER SUCH A GREAT LONG TD DRIVE. FIRE STEFANSKI!
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Is it me or are they really trying to hype Dillion up on @nflnetwork This dude had a fumble and a bad interception but they love the check downs lol..lol if that was @s never mind!!! Let me get back to the games…. @Browns who have you paid off? #explorepage
I know yall don’t want to admit it but I will…. When it comes to certain things I am BI-Polar!!! The way I deal with things when I don’t feel like doing it but my mind is telling me I should…. Let’s admit, discuss it and move on it!!!
This week we discussed the use of the N - WORD…. And Black peoples inability to separate themselves from the use of the word. I am not gonna lie it’s hard for me sometimes to separate because everything I listen to has the term. Does this make Black Peoples Bi-Polar?
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@jahbrickz You smoking dope.. if you want to believe that all 40 million of us was here in the US… Go right ahead and believe I am not gonna argue with you…It’s 2025 and you can do your own DNA test…. Don’t tell me you don’t believe in DNA test…. But you believe in everything else