A’ja Wilson sends message on Caitlin Clark admitting ‘Privilege’

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson has a strong message after Caitlin Clark admitted to her privilege as a white athlete.

On Thursday morning, Wilson and United States Gymnastics star Jordan Chiles graced the cover of TIME Magazine.

In the interview, TIME asked Wilson about the comments made by Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark when she finally admitted that she carries a certain “privilege” being a white athlete.

Clark, who received WNBA Rookie of the Year honors, averaged 19.2 points per game, 8.4 assists per game, and 5.7 rebounds per game, opened about where she stands in sports.

“I want to say I’ve earned every single thing, but as a white person, there is privilege,” Clark told XXX?  “A lot of those players in the league that have been really good have been Black players. This league has kind of been built on them. The more we can appreciate that, highlight that, talk about that, and then continue to have brands and companies invest in those players that have made this league incredible, I think it’s very important.”

When asked about the comments, Wilson admitted it was “powerful”.

“It’s powerful to me,” Wilson said. “As a Black woman in the WNBA, we struggle to showcase who we really are. A lot of agendas get pushed on a lot of different platforms that may shadow us.

“You work so hard, but you still have to work 10 times harder just to be seen. So, when we can have our counterparts speak up, it speaks volumes to me, because they’re in spaces where my path is never supposed to go. It’s crazy that we’re talking about that in 2025, but it’s real. We see those things as Black women. We see where people stand up and speak for us.”

Wilson was adamant that Clark shouldn’t receive backlash for her comments, but she needs to work harder on proving why she’s the best and adjust to the scrutiny that is going will continue.

“I know [Clark] got a lot of backlash from that because obviously we live in a world where they don’t want that, and it’s exhausting. But imagine dealing with that and then having to go out and play every single night, having to constantly have to worry, how are they about to downgrade my resume now?” she said.

Wilson won the WNBA MVP unanimously last season. She averaged more than 26.9 points, 11.9 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.