{"id":2260784,"date":"2024-06-05T18:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T22:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-analyst-says-caitlin-clark-is-hated-by-wnba-players-because-she-isnt-a-black-lesbian\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T18:57:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T22:57:59","slug":"watch-analyst-says-caitlin-clark-is-hated-by-wnba-players-because-she-isnt-a-black-lesbian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-analyst-says-caitlin-clark-is-hated-by-wnba-players-because-she-isnt-a-black-lesbian\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Analyst Claims WNBA Players Dislike Caitlin Clark for Not Being a &#8216;Black Lesbian"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-analyst-says-caitlin-clark-is-hated-by-wnba-players-because-she-isnt-a-black-lesbian%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2260784&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>WNBA player Caitlin Clark faces backlash for her \u200dskin color and sexuality, despite her NCAA success. Analysts suggest jealousy and discrimination play\u2063 a role,\u200b highlighting a challenge to her \u2063acceptance in the league. Clark&#8217;s\u200b presence in women&#8217;s basketball should be a positive, yet \u200cshe encounters resistance from peers and inconsistent referee \u200dcalls. Clay Travis \u200cemphasizes racial and sexual bias \u200bin the WNBA.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports\/\">  Sports <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 5, 2024 at 2:16pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Caitlin Clark has not exactly been welcomed into the WNBA with open arms since stealing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-tech-censorship-left-wing-violence-in-national-spotlight\/\" title=\"Big Tech censorship, left-wing violence in national spotlight\">national spotlight<\/a> during a historic run in the NCAA tournament during her senior campaign at the University of Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>According to one major national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-commentators-erupt-at-tom-brady-for-not-wearing-mask-before-and-after-super-bowl-win\/\" title=\"Leftist Commentators Erupt At Tom Brady For Not Wearing Mask Before And After Super Bowl Win\">sports analyst<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/megyn-kelly-savages-wnba-players-cheap-shots-caitlin-clark-try-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> is being targeted over her skin color and her sexuality.<\/p>\n<p>Conventional wisdom would tell us that Clark\u2019s place in women\u2019s professional basketball would be celebrated by her peers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-sports-media-doesnt-know-wnba-calls-chennedy-carter-rookie-despite-playing-4-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a league<\/a> essentially no one watched until just this past month.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-jeremy-peters-breitbart-style-republicans-have-the-winning-playbook\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Jeremy Peters: Breitbart-Style Republicans Have the Winning Playbook\">rising tide lifts<\/a> all boats, so Clark\u2019s ability to get butts in the stands should have the entirety of the WNBA excited about the league\u2019s sudden relevance.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Clark has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-star-said-reality-coming-caitlin-clark-record-shattered-draft-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chirped at<\/a> on the court and in the media, and of course, there is the issue with all those hard fouls:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">0-2 WNBA<\/p>\n<p>Takeaways from today:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The jealousy towards Caitlin Clark extends to both players and refs. She got double-teamed and fouled almost every play with no calls. The play below wasn\u2019t even called a technical. \ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Mabrey misses with 15. The volume was there. She just\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ImvXG4CnGL\">https:\/\/t.co\/ImvXG4CnGL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/373JxKjgqv\">pic.twitter.com\/373JxKjgqv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Next Level Bets (@NextLevelBets_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NextLevelBets_\/status\/1796966425812226532?\">June 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Caitlin Clark got hacked right before this clip started and then is getting hugged\/hit as she is going up.<\/p>\n<p>No foul. Fever coach gets a technical.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve never seen a super star get this type of treatment. She doesn\u2019t even get normal calls \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7lGp5XaQO0\">pic.twitter.com\/7lGp5XaQO0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan Stocks (@StockTalks21) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StockTalks21\/status\/1796337532679881202?\">May 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">how do the refs allow them to foul Caitlin Clark for this long? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/srCGMCEUIu\">pic.twitter.com\/srCGMCEUIu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LeLakers 2\ufe0f\u20e33\ufe0f\u20e3\ud83d\udc51 (@LeLaker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeLaker\/status\/1796333432970301483?\">May 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>National radio host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/clay-travis-offers-1m-challenge-wnba-champ-aces-settle-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clay Travis<\/a>, a sports analyst who founded the website Outkick, has a theory as to why Clark has received such an icy reception.<\/p>\n<p>Travis opined on Tuesday that one of the greatest college basketball stars of all time is not wanted in the WNBA because she is not only white but also heterosexual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaitlin Clark is white and straight in a league that is primarily minority and lesbian,\u201d Travis said on <a href=\"https:\/\/foxsportsradio.iheart.com\/content\/2024-06-04-clay-travis-caitlin-clark-is-hated-because-shes-white-heterosexual\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox Sports Radio<\/a> Tuesday. \u201cI told you this was going to be an issue, and now you got everybody acknowledging it all over the place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Travis added, \u201cThe average WNBA player does not like Caitlin Clark because she is white, because she is straight, and because now she is rich and getting a lot of attention. There is a great deal of resentment about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Travis made similar comments during an interview on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-goes-war-fox-news-anchor-alina-habba-interview-naive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> when he said bluntly, \u201cIt\u2019s not just race, though. It\u2019s also sexuality.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Clay Travis claims Caitlin Clark is a victim of discrimination against \u201cwhite heterosexual women in a black lesbian league\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vvwexzPCV3\">pic.twitter.com\/vvwexzPCV3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1797839011785867655?\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCaitlin Clark is a white, heterosexual woman in a black, lesbian league,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd they resent and are jealous of all the attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Travis said that in his estimation, most WNBA players also envy Clark\u2019s recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usa-today-columnist-infuriated-caitlin-clark-shoe-deal-says-black-players-deserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$28 million Nike shoe deal<\/a> as part of a league where only 21 players were making $200,000 or more annually as of the beginning of the current season, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/wnba\/news\/wnba-highest-paid-average-salary-rookie-deals-2024\/def661966f0f9625d5427326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sporting News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to disagree with Travis on this.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t know how much of the WNBA identifies with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/adele-vulgar-pro-lgbt-tantrum-onstage-fans-comment-turns-misheard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBT<\/a> community, but according to 2017 comments from retired WNBA star Candice Wiggins, she too was bullied relentlessly during her eight-year career because, as she put it, she was also straight.<\/p>\n<p>She categorized her career in the league as miserable and that throughout all those seasons, other players \u201cwere deliberately trying to hurt me all of the time,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/18736607\/wnba-players-dispute-candice-wiggins-controversial-allegations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, Clark is no outlier.<\/p>\n<p>No matter the rationale behind treating the league\u2019s only cash cow as a punching bag, Clark\u2019s peers are not exactly behaving in a forward-thinking manner.<\/p>\n<p>If the 22-year-old sustains a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rugby-tupaea-targets-playing-return-in-nine-months-after-knee-surgery\/\" title=\"Rugby-Tupaea targets playing return in nine months after knee surgery\">season-ending injury<\/a>, we can all assume that ratings for the WNBA would crash.<\/p>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/video\/clip\/_\/id\/40272130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claims to the contrary<\/a> from people, such as fellow rookie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-ref-enough-angel-reese-kicks-game-shocking-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angel Reese<\/a> of the Chicago Sky, Clark is the only reason a majority of people who are currently watching the WNBA are tuning in.<\/p>\n<p>Without her, the league would quickly return to irrelevancy.<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t forget that this time a year ago, the WNBA was a punchline.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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He is a proud husband and father. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports analyst Johnathan Jones revealed that WNBA players have not embraced Caitlin Clark, who gained fame during her NCAA tournament performance for the University of Iowa. 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