Caitlin Clark’s rookie year in the WNBA came to an end last week, as the Connecticut Sun eliminated the Indiana Fever from the . It was a highly productive year for Clark on the floor, as she ended up being named the along with being an All-Star in her first year. The discourse around Clark, unfortunately, got pretty nasty at times, with things coming to a head when they were eliminated against the Sun.
“unacceptable” to use her name to push negative agendas and tried to shut down controversies when they’ve popped up, but issues have persisted among a certain subset of fans. After the Fever’s Game 2 loss, Sun star Alyssa Thomas spoke out about the “unacceptable” way that , saying “in my 11-year career, I’ve never experienced the racial comments from the Indiana Fever fanbase.” In the most recent episode of “A Touch More,” WNBA legend Sue Bird and her partner, Megan Rapinoe, discussed Clark, with Bird opting not to simply tiptoe around the issue of racism and speaking clearly on it and how Clark has been “used as a pawn” in her eyes by those looking to push racist narratives.
Sue Bird on the racism issue and the narratives surrounding WNBA "Racism has been impacting the WNBA well before this year. Caitlin's being used as a pawn, she didn't bring racism to the WNBA" There, she said it 👏👏👏 — AK (@Sudharsan_AK10) “Can we just call a spade a spade? Racism has been impacting the WNBA well before this year,” Bird said. “This is not a new .
