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NEW: Caitlin Clark Apologizes For Her ‘White Privilege’ After Winning Prestigious Award

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WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark stated that she benefits from “white privilege” and vowed to do her part to “elevate” black players after she was named Time magazine’s Athlete of the Year.

Clark nabbed the prestigious honor after a historic rookie season in which she was named WNBA Rookie of the Year.

Before becoming the first overall draft pick at the pro level, Clark led the Iowa Hawkeyes to a 34-5 record and the NCAA Championship Game in her final season. While Clark’s team came up short in the championship game, she did set the all-time Division I women’s scoring record before she went pro.

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Clark’s success continued in the WNBA, where she set the league record for three-pointers in a season, assists in a game, and assists in a season.

In addition to her personal success, Clark’s Indiana Fever set records for in-person attendance and viewership, while the team’s final regular season game was the most-attended in league history. Overall, the WNBA saw a 48 percent increase in viewership during Clark’s rookie season.

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Clark’s rookie season was not without adversity, however, as she found herself on the receiving end of numerous flagrant fouls. In one notable incident, Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter lowered her shoulder and knocked Clark to the ground, despite the fact that she was nowhere near the ball.

Astonishingly, the foul was not upgraded to a technical despite a clear off-ball foul and taunting displayed by Carter.

Clark was also showered with racial abuse from several left-wing sports pundits  throughout the course of the season. Former ESPN host Jemele Hill suggested that Clark is only popular because she is white, an opinion that was echoed by “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin.“Caitlin Clark is bringing this money, these sponsorships, we hope, into the league and other players will benefit from it. But I do think that she is more relatable to more people because she’s white, because she’s attractive,” Hostin said.

“And unfortunately, there still is that stigma against the LGBTQ+ community. 70 percent of the WNBA is black. A third of the players are in the LGBTQ+ community,” she continued. “And we have to do something about that stigma in this country. I think that people have a problem with basketball playing women that are lesbian.”

In her Time magazine profile, Clark apologized for having “white privilege” and vowed to work towards addressing it. “I want to say I’ve earned every single thing, but as a white person, there is privilege,” she said.

“A lot of those players in the league that have been really good have been Black players. This league has kind of been built on them. The more we can appreciate that, highlight that, talk about that, and then continue to have brands and companies invest in those players that have made this league incredible, I think it’s very important. I have to continue to try to change that. The more we can elevate Black women, that’s going to be a beautiful thing.”

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