Sue Chicken is standing up for Caitlin Clark.
On her podcast with Megan Rapinoe this week, Chicken was blunt in her evaluation of the racism at the moment impacting the WNBA. The 13-time WNBA All-Star said racism has at all times been a part of the WNBA panorama and that Clark’s arrival has nothing to do with it. As an alternative, the difficulty is now being seen due to the elevated consideration the league has acquired.
“Racism has been impacting the WNBA nicely earlier than this yr,” Chicken stated. “This isn’t a brand new factor. In that means, I do assume Caitlin’s getting used as a pawn. Caitlin did not deliver racism to the WNBA. This has been occurring and that, I feel, is what has been such a shock for all of us, that different individuals are shocked by this. We have been attempting to inform you.”
Sue Chicken on the racism situation and the narratives surrounding WNBA
“Racism has been impacting the WNBA nicely earlier than this yr. Caitlin’s getting used as a pawn, she did not deliver racism to the WNBA”
There, she stated it 👏👏👏 — AK (@Sudharsan_AK10) October 2, 2024
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Clark, and her fellow rookie classmates, have helped elevate the WNBA’s profile and rankings. The brand new wave of younger stars have introduced loads of good to the league. However together with the nice, there’ll at all times be dangerous. In keeping with Chicken, the dangerous has at all times existed, there’s simply extra consideration on it now.
