Caitlin Clark opens up(Image via Getty Images)
she has opened up about how it has continued to affect her mentally and emotionally, In an interview with ESPN, the 24 year old star player, Caitlin Clark, opened up about it as she said, “I think a lot of it is not always based in reality While Caitlin Clark has always been quick to defend herself. Caitlin Clark added, “And that can be confusing to somebody that’s 24 and trying to navigate life and trying to help her team win a championship. Because people don’t want to talk about the basketball, they just wanna stir it up and make something else.
Players have been abused online and have reported receiving death threats.
I obviously did not provide enough context for that…” The report added, “However, this point stands: There is a history in this country of perceived threats to white women being weaponized against African-Americans, and the danger that poses to Black players in the league. Caitlin Clark, the Indiana Fever’s star player, has been a force to be reckoned with on the court even though her name has been dragged into a lot of controversies. I feel like media and journalism have a responsibility to tell the stories, and a lot of the time you guys are the ones controlling the narratives about what people read and what people talk about. And a lot of that is sometimes so far out of touch with what is reality. The Indiana Fever star player added, “It’s not anything more than that. It’s basketball. When I walk out of the locker room, I shouldn’t be, not fearful, of what the conversation is gonna be. But it’s emotionally exhausting. It’s draining. It makes your shoulders tense. I intended to connect the issues the WNBA is currently facing with its All-Star Game being hosted in Till’s hometown of Chicago. That has to be taken more seriously.”
For the unversed, a few months ago, the Indiana Fever star player Caitlin Clark was dragged into a controversial issue when a USA Today column by Nancy Armour drew heavy backlash after arguing that the star player’s on court complaints were linked to online abuse directed at Black WNBA players. USA Today’s report was later updated to read as, “In my recent column, I made an inartful comparison with the murder of Emmett Till.