Caitlin Clark has long been a victim of racism in the WNBA, at least according to the point of view of one conservative commentator.
In one of his recent videos , American conservative political commentator, author, and media personality Ben Shapiro gave his honest take on the issue of racism inside the WNBA, particularly towards Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark.
In the video, Shapiro talked about the alleged racial slurs thrown at Angel Reese, something that the WNBA later admitted to had not found evidence of.
“Now, there was no evidence at the time that any of this was true,” Shapiro said. “And given the fact that cell phones are ubiquitous and that everybody now tapes everybody else saying anything racist, the chances that this actually happened in real life were extremely low, especially at like a WNBA game. Who are the white supremacists showing up at a WNBA game?”
“Seriously, the white privileged folks who are like, you know what, we don’t like black people and we’re super white nationalist, so we’re going to a WNBA game. What is the crossover between those two circles there? There there’s like no crossover in that Venn diagram.”
“It didn’t matter,” he added. “Caitlin Clark was then forced to go out there and make a statement. And every time Caitlin Clark makes one of these statements, blink if blink if you need help, Caitlin. So, well, I mean, that she needed to say that because if she hadn’t said that, then you would have thought that the WNBA was just filled with deep and abiding racism, obviously.”
“If you want to get people to never watch the WNBA, this is an amazing way to do it. If the league is going to be rooted in this sort of nastiness with regard to its only real star, good luck to them.”
Caitlin Clark’s absence due to a quadriceps injury has left the Indiana Fever scrambling to fill a critical gap in their roster. With the team potentially down to just eight available players for their next game, Fever President Kelly Krauskopf confirmed that they are actively searching for a temporary replacement.
The WNBA’s hardship exception rule allows teams with fewer than ten healthy players to sign an emergency substitute, and the Fever are expected to take advantage of this option. While Clark is projected to return by June 10, losing her offensive contributions—averaging 19 points per game—has already impacted the team, as evidenced by their two consecutive losses.
Caitlin Clark’s absence has undeniably disrupted the Fever’s momentum, but the organization is determined to navigate this setback and keep its season on track.
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