This has actually turned into a brilliant marketing strategy by the WNBA.
Since Sophie Cunningham is getting so much attention for saying LeBron James shouldn't be able to join the WNBA if he puts on a wig and claims he's female, every ugly liberal woman in America will want to show up at the games to boo her for being prettier than they are... uh, I mean, for being against men in women's sports.
The wnba needs to stop worrying about 2006 and worry about making sure this CC influx stays around for 2046 because they're failing at that
So much do that it may not last to 2036
When Monica McNutt made the comment about Caitlin Clark and sisterhood, that’s basically saying Caitlin Clark is causing division and that Black players don’t accept her because sisterhood is about supporting one another, celebrating each other, standing together, and uplifting one another.
But let’s be real. Where has that same sisterhood been when it comes to Caitlin Clark since she entered the league?
Y’all don’t treat Paige Bueckers that way. Why? A’ja Wilson even said on live TV that Paige is one of “us” and she gets it. Olivia Miles is tearing up the league as a young Black woman, and nobody is making the same arguments about her. Whether people want to admit it or not, fans notice the difference in how these conversations happen.
A’ja Wilson is a champion and one of the greatest players in the world. She also made the point that Caitlin Clark’s fame has, at times, overshadowed the history of the league and the Black women who helped build it. That’s a valid conversation to have. But Caitlin Clark’s popularity and the history of the WNBA can both be true at the same time. One doesn’t have to erase the other.
Instead of uplifting while acknowledging both truths, the conversation became about race. It became Black versus White.
The players fueled it. Some fans around the world fueled it. Sports TV fueled it.
I appreciated Malika Andrews’ interview with Caitlin Clark, and I thought Chiney Ogwumike made a great point when she said the conversation needed to be recentered. Instead of bringing it back to basketball and the growth of the league, Monica McNutt shifted it back to sisterhood, a term that carries a powerful meaning in the Black community.
To me, real sisterhood isn’t about deciding who belongs. It’s about supporting one another, celebrating each other’s success, standing together, and uplifting women while still being able to acknowledge the pioneers who built this league.
The WNBA is big enough to honor the Black women who laid the foundation while also embracing the new stars who are bringing millions of new eyes to the game. Those ideas are not in conflict. Both can be true.
WHAT A PERFORMANCE BY CAITLIN CLARK 🚨🚨🚨
45 POINTS
10 AST
4 STL
2 BLOCKS
61.1 FG%
60 3P%
She becomes the first player in WNBA History to record 40+ points and 10+ assists in a game!
#WNBASeason30
Same height. Same energy. Same chaos.
Lexie Hull and Sophie Cunningham really are the unofficial twins of the Indiana Fever.
“Twinning” looks good on them.
@verdaderas_v@BirdWatcher7283@shooter4_22 She don't come on/run her Twitter anymore so y'all run to ig to tell her what do
Y'all don't even want her there, now she gotta take a checklist of photos just for you