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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.
@BritishTaiga@Dumb_Marketing_ not much thought, at a local level kids gonna dance regardless. but i do get the frustration for the fact that there are now so many people who will go on to think THAT was the best the world has to offer and have been made incurious to the sport.
@1timeinlifeWww@BullsTalkOnly hes just not strong enough to push EVERYONE out the way for endless boards so his jokic comparison falls short, pau is pau
Bank of America Vice President Erin Piacenti has died after being stabbed in New York City's Time Square on Monday, Piacenti was 32 years old
The assailant was shot and killed by police
waa waa waa quit all that cryin i dont wanna hear it. you dont accidentally route 28 million dollars through two different third-party companies to a player who decided to not show up to a single one of the brand events. in other news kawhiiiiiii my mannnnn welcome back to the 6!
Statement from the Clippers: We vehemently reject the NBA's findings, which are the result of a heavily biased investigation seeking to justify a predetermined narrative rather than facts and evidence. What the league told us privately differs from what it announced today publicly, and they have not held themselves close to the standard Commissioner Silver set at the start of this investigation to ensure it’s fairness and accuracy.
For the past year, we cooperated fully and in good faith and we will now fight just as hard to demonstrate our innocence.
We intend to vigorously challenge these findings and penalties through every avenue available to us and look forward to an ethical and impartial arbitration process.
thank you tank commander patrick williams, the 4th overall pick dragging us to a much much more viable 4th overall pick. thats what we paying 18m a year for babyyy
@Motionexa@DieHard_Chicago@JCowleyHoops the bulls were on a constant kick to pick up "raw players with physical tools" and then never tried to develop them, thats why we had several players we drafted, traded away for crumbs who bloomed on other teams. they were pretty much ONLY looking for physicals for several years.