Women's basketball is still women's basketball. The drama and hate the woman received was the story not the basketball. Now that she's caved to the racist mob many people will lose interest in her story.
There were great white female players in the WNBA before Clark. The most interesting part of the story is gone now. Now when she gets punched in the face on the court people won't care because she kissed the racist ring.
Women's basketball is still women's basketball. The drama and hate the woman received was the story not the basketball. Now that she's caved to the racist mob many people will lose interest in her story.
There were great white female players in the WNBA before Clark. The most interesting part of the story is gone now. Now when she gets punched in the face on the court people won't care because she kissed the racist ring.
Women's basketball is still women's basketball. The drama and hate the woman received was the story not the basketball. Now that she's caved to the racist mob many people will lose interest in her story.
There were great white female players in the WNBA before Clark. The most interesting part of the story is gone now. Now when she gets punched in the face on the court people won't care because she kissed the racist ring.
Why would her comment lose her fans?
Because they weren't basketball fans to begin with. Their support was political.
Because they weren't basketball fans to begin with. Their support was political.
Big deal. That happens whenever a big figure steps on the scene who represents an underreprestend demographic and its not necessarily political but more of cultural support.
How many black people were into football before black football players became stars? Is it wrong that more Asians watched the NBA because of Yao Ming and Jeremy Lin? People want to cheer for people from their group making a mark on the world stage. Seeing a white girl dominate in a sport that isn't known for having dominant white players is a fascinating thing to some people. It's human nature to feel fascinated by such things.
it wont. the white supremacists here that embrace her over estimate their numbers. they said the very same thing about the Olympic women's team when she wasnt selected and what happened? 11 million viewers. the flood gates are open. the genie is out of the bottle. despite the hater's wet dreams women's basketball is not going to suddenly lose all its gains. this rise has too much momentum and is bigger than even Clark even though she is the engine and the tip of the spear.
Because they weren't basketball fans to begin with. Their support was political.
Big deal. That happens whenever a big figure steps on the scene who represents an underreprestend demographic and its not necessarily political but more of cultural support.
How many black people were into football before black football players became stars? Is it wrong that more Asians watched the NBA because of Yao Ming and Jeremy Lin? People want to cheer for people from their group making a mark on the world stage. Seeing a white girl dominate in a sport that isn't known for having dominant white players is a fascinating thing to some people. It's human nature to feel fascinated by such things.
it wont. the white supremacists here that embrace her over estimate their numbers. they said the very same thing about the Olympic women's team when she wasnt selected and what happened? 11 million viewers. the flood gates are open. the genie is out of the bottle. despite the hater's wet dreams women's basketball is not going to suddenly lose all its gains. this rise has too much momentum and is bigger than even Clark even though she is the engine and the tip of the spear.
It would have been 20 million if she was on the team. 25% of the leagues revenue was directly from Clark.
Because they weren't basketball fans to begin with. Their support was political.
What political reason caused them to be fans of Clark and then drove them away for her acknowledging the obvious reason that her race has contributed to her popularity?
Yes, the WNBA saw a jump in attendance last year, and it doesn’t all fall on Clark, but she was far and away the biggest draw.
The fact that the jump was big falls solely on Clark because it made more people want to watch her and the players she was connected with in some way (Reese, Chennedy, Chicago Sky, etc). Her presence and the various subplots around her made more people tune in to the WNBA. This is evident by the sharp drop in ratings of the playoffs after the Fever were eliminated.