{"id":2283642,"date":"2024-06-25T22:24:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T02:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-espn-columnist-jason-whitlock-says-caitlin-clark-needs-black-coach-wants-white-christie-sides-fired\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T22:27:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T02:27:04","slug":"former-espn-columnist-jason-whitlock-says-caitlin-clark-needs-black-coach-wants-white-christie-sides-fired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-espn-columnist-jason-whitlock-says-caitlin-clark-needs-black-coach-wants-white-christie-sides-fired\/","title":{"rendered":"Former ESPN Columnist Jason Whitlock Says Caitlin Clark Needs Black Coach, Wants &#8216;White&#8217; Christie Sides Fired"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fformer-espn-columnist-jason-whitlock-says-caitlin-clark-needs-black-coach-wants-white-christie-sides-fired%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=2283642&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>Sports commentator Jason Whitlock has argued that the Indiana Fever WNBA team should replace their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/phoenix-suns-owner-robert-sarver-suspended-one-year-and-fined-10-million\/\" title=\"Phoenix Suns Owner Robert Sarver Suspended One Year and Fined  Million\">current coach<\/a>, Christie Sides, with a black <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/male-basketball-coach-fired-after-school-claims-women-should-coach-girls\/\" title=\"Male Basketball Coach Fired After School Claims Women Should Coach Girls\">male coach<\/a>, specifically \u200dsuggesting Mark Jackson for the role. Whitlock believes that the team\u2019s\u200d performance and dynamics are\u2063 not optimal under Sides, partly because the current racial composition of the team creates an unsustainable situation where players\u200c may feel alienated\u200d by a white female coach leading\u2063 a\u200b predominantly black female team. He commented that this setup leads\u200b to ineffective communication and might provoke \u200daccusations of racism. Whitlock emphasized that having a black male coach could better cater to the strengths of the \u200bteam&#8217;s star player, Caitlin Clark, and handle the team dynamics more effectively. His comments followed a recent game where the Fever lost to\u2064 the Chicago Sky, and tensions were high between Sides and Clark regarding the \u2063game strategy, \u200billustrating possible discord within the team.  <\/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\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 25, 2024 at 5:06pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>On the grounds that race is the critical factor in making Caitlin Clark\u2019s Indiana Fever the WNBA team it should be, sports commentator Jason Whitlock says it is time to put the reins of the team in the hands of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-liberal-lies-jon-ossoff-lies-about-kelly-loeffler-after-she-is-pictured-in-photo-with-some-guy-she-doesnt-know-who-was-once-a-klansman\/\" title=\"MORE LIBERAL LIES: Jon Ossoff Lies About Kelly Loeffler After She Is Pictured in Photo with Some Guy She Doesn\u2019t Know Who Was Once a Klansman\">black man<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Whitlock said the team has not changed the way it must to maximize the impact of Clark, and said coach Christie Sides should be replaced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe coach is way over her head as well, through no fault of her own,\u201d the former ESPN columnist said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhitlockJason\/status\/1805390451345703334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-accused-him-of-sexual-assault-the-school-said-she-wasnt-incapacitated-but-did-not-consent-when-she-said-yes\/\" title=\"She Accused Him Of Sexual Assault. The School Said She Wasn\u2019t Incapacitated But Did Not Consent When She Said \u2018Yes.\u2019\">white woman<\/a> trying to coach Caitlin Clark in the WNBA with a predominantly black woman roster \u2014 that\u2019s a match made in hell,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Indiana Fever need a new coach, and it\u2019s not the coach\u2019s fault. A white woman trying to coach Caitlin Clark in the WNBA with a predominately black team is a match made in hell. They need a black, male coach. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ridnKvVPtQ\">pic.twitter.com\/ridnKvVPtQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhitlockJason\/status\/1805390451345703334?\">June 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt cannot work. It\u2019s unsustainable. She can\u2019t \u2026 If she tells them properly what to do, you got a few of them women in there, they\u2019re gonna revolt and call her racist and just say you\u2019re catering everything to Caitlin Clark,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Disaffected players will \u201cplay the race card,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they gotta have a black male coach,\u201d he said, citing former Warriors coach Mark Jackson as a possibility.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you disagree with Whitlock?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe can go in there and tell them black [players], \u2018Hey, look this is the way we\u2019re playing,\u2019\u201d Whitlock said.<\/p>\n<p>He said a black male coach such as Jackson could tell the team, \u201d\u2019We got Caitlin Clark here, this is what we gotta do, call me racist all you want, call me sexist, whatever. Call me an Uncle Tom, I don\u2019t care, we\u2019re gonna play through Caitlin Clark, we\u2019re gonna play a way that makes sense for her.\u2019\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Others have to go as well, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey gotta get Kelsey Mitchell off the team,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s playing a completely different game than everybody else on the court for the Indiana Fever. She can\u2019t adjust,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s game, in which the Fever lost to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/angel-reeses-chicago-sky-slammed-trashy-official-response-beating-caitlin-clarks-indiana-fever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angel Reese-powered<\/a> Chicago Sky, continued to haunt the team as video circulating on social media showed what appeared to be an unhappy exchange of views between Clark and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-diss-wnba-coach-fans-react-thanks-best-leader-isnt-christie-sides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sides<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Christie Sides &#038; Caitlin Clark were arguing towards the end of the game. Clark didn\u2019t like the game plan from Sides. This is going to be an issue because Christie Sides went away from the pick &#038; roll, Chicago was having an issue stopping it. Indiana would have won this game<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u26a1\ufe0fPJ\u26a1\ufe0f (@PJocky82) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PJocky82\/status\/1805001486482673863?\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">could this be the discussion between cc and sides they were talking about? idk if something else happened after the stream was over. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QcEYSpdUpI\">pic.twitter.com\/QcEYSpdUpI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 vi \u2730 (@ccloveoml) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ccloveoml\/status\/1805013282144551410?\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the clip, Clark can be seen gesturing, before Sides responds, prompting more hand-waving from Clark. The exchange came before the closing moments of the game, during which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-vanishes-fevers-offense-enraging-fans-loses-angel-reeses-chicago-sky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> did not attempt shots and instead was passing the ball to her teammates.<\/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. Will you help us fight? 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports commentator Jason Whitlock argues that race is crucial in shaping Caitlin Clark&#8217;s Indiana Fever into the WNBA team it ought to be. 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