One WNBA owner doesn't think Caitlin Clark should have earned Time Athlete of the Year honors by herself.
One example of this was with Washington Mystics co-owner Sheila Johnson, who is the co-founder of Black Entertainment Television plus a co-owner of the NHL’s Washington Capitals and the NBA’s Washington Wizards. When“This year, something clicked with the WNBA and it’s because of the draft of players that came in. It’s not just Caitlin Clark, it’s Reese. We have so much talent out there that has been unrecognized. And I don't think we can just pin it on one player.
When asked about the WNBA's growth this past season being deemed the "Caitlin Clark Effect", Johnson said, "It's just the structure of the way that media plays out race... I've seen so many players of color that are equally as talented, and they never got the recognition that they should have. And I think right now, it is time for that to happen.
", you read Time Magazine, where Caitlin Clark was named Athlete of the Year," Johnson continued. "Why couldn't they have put the whole WNBA on that cover and said 'The WNBA is the League of the Year', because of all the talent we have? “Because when you just keep singling out one player, it creates hard feelings," she added. "We have got to... respect everybody that's playing and their talents."
Johnson did go on to "applaud" Clark for her comments about wanting to use her own privilege to "elevate Black women" on the league .Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco , where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years.
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