re: Caitlin Clark, much like Larry Bird, the focus of talks about race and double standards

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“I think it’s a huge thing. I think a lot of people may say it’s not about Black and white, but to me, it is,” Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson said when asked about the race element in Clark’s popularity and before she recently signed two major endorsement deals. “It really is because you can be top notch at what you are as a Black woman, but yet maybe that’s something that people don’t want to see. “They don’t see it as marketable, so it doesn’t matter how hard I work. It doesn’t matter what we all do as Black women, we’re still going to be swept underneath the rug. That’s why it boils my blood when people say it’s not about race because it is.”

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STFU. The newest draft class hasn’t been in the WNBA a hot second and it’s already become about nothing more than race. To be fair, it was already about race before the draft even took place when it comes to some sports personalities, podcasters, or people that work for major networks but only say what they really feel on podcasts.
You would think a once struggling product (WNBA) that wouldn’t even exist without the NBA would tell people to STFU about race, or any other so-called micro aggressions since it’s finally gained popularity and become mainstream.