"The Truth Behind The Caitlin Clark Conspiracy: For the WNBA to accept you, you have to be Black, LGBTQ or a social activist (preferably all 3)"
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According to your "logic," the crazy morons were the decision makers at Nike and other shoe companies! After all, this is A'ja's 7th year in the WNBA! Why wait so long for a shoe deal with her??? Because the numbers didn't look good to Nike and the other shoe companies? And now the financial numbers do look good?
For A'ja's sake, I hope her shoes sell. Sabrina's signature shoe sells for $130.
Being blunt, I think if Caitlin were a black lesbian, she would be having an easier go of it in the WNBA and be more accepted by her peers. With that said, she probably wouldn’t have near the attention or fan base either for reasons A’ja Wilson stated in a post earlier in the thread.
So the WNBA and its players are caught in a dilemma. They want someone who is “representative” of their league while also gaining wider appeal. That seems unlikely to me, so they might just have to take the best option available… which is riding the Caitlin Clark wave.
lol, you truly believe this? Not if she isn't marketable...duh
No one ever gave a Flip Wilson about A'ja before this year. Never heard of her until CC banked.
Ya see, endorsements kinda work better when people know who the endorser is.
Why wait? Are you all dumb? You wait until it is profitable. Nobody cared about the WNBA. Caitlin Clark arrives, and now people care. The best player in the league gets a shoe because she is a beast and now people know. Seriously, did you know who AJa Wilson was six months ago? I didn't.
You guys are overcomplicating all of this. People can only view things through the lens of politics anymore. Sometimes people playing sports is just people playing sports.
It's idiots like you who turn into this whole crybaby-we're-all-so-oppressed bullshit.
another example of the irony of you calling anyone else dumb....
It seems to be pretty Woke right nowWhen will the W wake up?
I’m not sure Iowa fans are the ones making it about race in the beginning, just calling out all the black womens hating on CC and saying her success and popularity was racism at work
Oh, but but wait, don't you know whites are the only ones that can be racist.. 🤣 🤣
I predict that when Paige enters the league, she'll get the treatment that CC should've gotten by the wnba and its players. She's the perfect mouthpiece for them. Forget clark vs reece, it's going to be clark vs bueckers for a long time.
Deserving because of her talent and deserving because she is marketable and people will buy her shoes because of it are two completely different things. Welcome to the real world. Compare golfers Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler's current year will likely far surpass Tiger Woods' greatest year ever and no chance is he, or will he ever be as marketable as Tiger. Oh, and Scheffler is white.
Caitlin Clark is proof that jealously is a powerful human emotion and racism comes in all colors. Her success will only continue and her haters will remain petty, angry and idiotic.
maybe - but is it wrong? Chris Rock has a very funny set about this "topic."
Is it wrong to assume what people are thinking based on their skin color?
Yes, yes it is.
Lol... First Kate is invisible to the media as compared to Clark, and her endorsements, so WHY would they be envious of her? 2nd Kate is gay, so you can cross off that group as well....
People thinking that IS wrong. Acknowledging that many humans actually do that, (all races) is living without blinders on.....
Unfortunately many living among us the think unicorns are real and crap pixie dust.
They didn't bow to the pressure. Her shoe deal was already in the works.Companies have signed numerous endorsement deals with Black women and Black men. When Caitlin's $28M shoe deal with Nike was revealed, ESPN was quick to write, "where is A'ja's shoe deal?"
Nike soon bowed to the pressure.
That ESPN story:
Caitlin Clark is reportedly getting a Nike shoe. Where is A’ja Wilson’s?
Let’s get this out of the way first:Caitlin Clark should absolutely get her own signature shoe. The Athletic reported Wednesday night that Clark was set to sign…andscape.com
How many white players have a shoe deal by the way?
The resentment started when playing college ball. I posted this in the angel reece thread. Check out the article on the ESPN wmba page. Not only is it whitewashing what Swoops said, but it is painting Iowa fans as racist. Look how happy Swoops was that Chicago won. A good population of former and active players (& black media) hate Clark.
That dude is Sheryl Swoopes. Wow
On ESPN page
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In some ways, the ugly side of Clark’s success can be traced back to commentary Swoopes made in January on an episode of former NBA guard Gilbert Arenas’ daily sports podcast Gil’s Arena. Swoopes erroneously said Clark was in her fifth year of eligibility as she was poised to set a Division I scoring record. Swoopes acknowledged that she “made a mistake,” and that Clark was actually in her fourth year of eligibility, but Iowa fans came up with the most nonsensical hashtag and campaign: #DontBeASheryl.
WNBALGBTQIA+ people: we’re inclusive!
CC: Hi
WNBALGBTQIA+: Except you.
CC: Hi
WNBALGBTQIA+: Except you.
In honesty there are only three WNBA players with shoe deals, and all three are white...
History of WNBA shoe deals: Full list of every player with signature shoes, from Sheryl Swoopes to Caitlin Clark | Sporting News
The WNBA continues to get bigger. As that happens, so too will the masses' desire to rock player's signature kicks.
Does the best tiddlywinks player in the world deserve a shoe deal because he/she is the best? If nobody is watching, there isn’t going to be a lot of companies looking to sign someone to a high value deal of any kind.
I believe many of the WNBA players and coaches want the benefits of CC in the league without having CC in the league. Charter flights for example.
what's that got to do with the WNBA? but, I knew the AD was when she mistreated my good friend Brian F. just jokingWho’s going to tell OiT that Iowa’s AD and WBB head coach are lesbians?
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Right, the intolerant, race obsessed, hate filled monolithic leftists of the WNBA certainly are not to blame.
“Something something something…take your politics to the OT board, pal! Something something something.”
