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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

It is people like Jemele hill who insist that she is beloved because she’s white, straight and “pretty.” Clark has not done anything remotely racist. She is being persecuted just for existing. Jujus a wonderful player. She may not get the hype you want (yet) but ain’t a damn person persecuting her for her “privilege.”

No-one is saying Clark has done anything racist. The issue some folks have had with the whole Clark mania is the PRIVILEGE she appears to be getting. Called the "goat" without winning a ring. First class flights from day one. 25m dollar deal from Nike without even playing a wnba game whilst the likes of Aja Wilson is a champion and mvp and got nothing. And when Dianna said "reality is coming" she was dismissed and ridiculed. These situations will put chips on shoulders and the fire has only been fueled by the likes of Charles Barkley and LeBron making irresponsible statements that further strengthen the unfounded notion that "all the players hate Clark".

Hard fouls happen all the time. Yeah a player like angel reese who plays inside and physical is gonna get hit back. People making excuses for this shit miss that this had NOTHING to do with basketball. It was personal. It was not a basketball play, it was someone going out of her way to throw a cheap shot.

It was a bad play but on a previous Fever possession after Boston scored Clark ran up in Carter's face mouthing off stuff. What was said? We don't know but it clearly was enough to get Carter riled up.

Her teammates certainly aren’t scrapping for her. Boston just ****ing stood there and coldly helped her up while angel reese celebrated her teammate like it was the Super Bowl. When clark got a tech vs Seattle Boston got heated but it was to pull clark away, it wasn’t getting into the other teams face. None of her teammates have. I think they all get along but it’s really bad body language when the league is throwing grenades at Caitlin on and off the court and her own teammates act so emotionless. That is especially the case for someone like Boston who is hyped up to be a supposedly great leader.

Do you know most of Clark's teammates are young too? Boston is Caitlin's age (22), Smith is one year older (23). Berger is 24 etc. The veteran Mitchell is 28 but she's a small guard. Boston has done her best to stop these confrontations but she's not an enforcer. And let's be honest hard play doesn't mean Clark is being targeted. Teams are gonna do everything they can to stop her and being physical is just part of the game.

And yeah the league is letting this happen. Angel gets roughed up too. She also shoots almost 10 free throws per game in 10 less minutes despite way less touches, where clark in most games shoots maybe 5. That’s a woman who plays 40 minutes, is face guarded full court the entire team, is a volume player and who goes hard to the basket. That’s why angels foul led to an ejection, while Clark’s was mind numbingly called a common foul which even you know is total horseshit. That’s why Clark’s been T’ed up multiple times but the woman who calls her a bitch then shoulders her doesn’t get jackshit. That shit ain’t normal.

Cameron Brink has been roughed up, so has Alliyah Edwards, Rakiah Jackson and all the other rookies. And Paige, Juju and the other stars will get it too. That's the league which is why people screaming "racism" is silly. Angel has been getting beaten up and has had to leave the court several times after being roughed up. Has Clark? Nope. So it's not a Clark "thing" it's a rookie thing at the end of the day.