For someone who has only won two games so far in her rookie season with the Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark has garnered a lot of attention from fans and media.
This latest incident involving Clark and the Chicago Sky’s Chennedy Carter just has added fuel to an already blazing fire.
A lot of fans and media were outraged by a hip-check foul on Clark by Carter who earlier hit Carter in the game.
Some in the media think the WNBA needs to do a better job of protecting their star rookie and have turned this from a talk about how the game is played, to about race.
At the beginning of his show today, Pat McAfee said the reason is being treated like this is because she is white.
“I would like the media people that continue to say, ‘This rookie class, this rookie class, this rookie class’. Nah, just call it for what it is — there’s one white ***** for the Indiana team who is a superstar,” he said.
Let’s dive into the REALITY of the Caitlin Clark WNBA situation#PMSLive #Journalism pic.twitter.com/7Z96TEemLN
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) June 3, 2024
For some, his words ring true that she is being treated differently for better or worse because she is white and most of the players in the league are black and jealous of her success.
It’s hard to be jealous of a player who has only won two games as a rookie, yet is seen as a “savior” by many who are new to women’s professional basketball.
McAfee has since apologized for his framing, but not for his intentions.
I shouldn’t have used “white bitch” as a descriptor of Caitlin Clark. No matter the context.. even if we’re talking about race being a reason for some of the stuff happening.. I have way too much respect for her and women to put that into the universe.
My intentions when saying… pic.twitter.com/F6OHB4gvYh
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) June 3, 2024
