Is Caitlin Clark’s fame due to her talent, or is it simply because she is white?
Caitlin Clark's rookie year with the Indiana Fever turned the WNBA into a full-on phenomenon-record viewership, packed arenas, and a Rookie of the Year nod to boot. But ESPN analyst Monica McNutt's got folks buzzing with a bold take: Clark's race might be a big piece of her sky-high popularity. During a chat with BBC's Katty Kay, McNutt didn't shy away from the convo. "I think Caitlin represented-and again, some of this to me probably is not fair to her, because it was not anything that she said or was truly based on her personality-but she was a white girl from the middle of America," she said. "And so she represented a whole lot to a lot of people, whether that is truly what she ascribed to or not." It's a statement that's got social media lighting up and fans […]
