The star of Indiana Fever Caitlin Clark argued that she had “privilege” and that she needs to recognize the players of the black WNBA who helped to shape the league in that it is today.
Clark made the first comments in his interview in December with Time Magazine and refreshed these remarks in his interview with the actor David Letterman. The interview was filmed in December, roughly at the same time when the magazine appointed its athlete of the year and was published earlier this week.
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File – The Indiana Caitlin Clark (22) fever goalkeeper plays against the Dallas Wings in the second half of a WNBA basketball match in Indianapolis on September 15, 2024. (AP photo / Michael Conroy, file)
“I really have a privilege,” she said on Netflix “my next guest does not need an introduction.”. “I am obviously white but I think … I am someone who grew up as a big fan of this league. I grew up watching this league, going to the matches, supporting this league. So, I know where this league comes from.
“Many black women who grew up doing this league what it is. It is sort of the shoulders on which we are sticking. So I think it was something that I am very aware of and something I am very grateful. And they certainly deserve all the credit and the more we can give them credit, the better.”
Clark answered Letterman’s question on the question of whether she felt like she was targeted because she was white.
“I don’t think I was targeted,” said Clark.
The recruit of the year of the WNBA spoke of having a “privilege” in its interview with months after several of its colleagues in the league expressed their conviction that the race played a factor in its popularity.
Caitlin Clark, n ° 22 of Indiana fever, talks with Aliyah Boston, n ° 7, against the sky of Chicago during the fourth quarter of the match in Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 1, 2024, in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Andy Lyons / Getty Images)
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“I mean that I have won everything, but as a white, there is a privilege,” Clark told Time. “Many of these league players who were really good were black players. This league was built on them.
“The more we can appreciate this, emphasize this, talk about it and continue to have brands and businesses in the players who have made this league incredible, I think it’s very important. I have to continue to change this. The more we can raise black women, it will be a nice thing.”
Clark’s popularity has already become a problem entering the 2025 season when the fever was put in 41 television games at the national level.
The Indiana Caitlin Clark (22 -year -old) fever goalkeeper reacts to a call in a match between Indiana fever and Chicago sky on Saturday June 1, 2024 in Grainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Indystar-USA today Sports)
The quadruple All-Star Napheesa Collier said last month that it was “a little crazy” that the fever had more time televised than the champion in Defense of New York Liberty.
“Obviously, people want to watch Caitlin play, and you have to put people on television that people want to see. But, at the same time, there are stars everywhere in the league, and you also want good basketball,” said collar on ESPN. “Obviously, Indiana … will be a big team, but not to have the champions on television, I think it’s a bit crazy.”
