Caitlin Clark talks 'privilege' being White WNBA player, denies feeling targeted because of her race

Indiana Fever prima Caitlin Clark maintained that she has "privilege" and that she needs to admit the Black WNBA players who helped signifier the league into what it is today.

Clark made the archetypal comments successful her interrogation successful December with Time Magazine and refreshed those remarks successful her interrogation with comedian David Letterman. The interrogation was filmed successful December, astir the aforesaid clip the mag named her Athlete of the Year, and was released earlier this week.

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FILE - Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark (22) plays against the Dallas Wings successful the 2nd fractional of a WNBA hoops crippled successful Indianapolis, Sept. 15, 2024.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

"I decidedly person privilege," she said connected Netflix’s "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction."." I’m evidently White but I deliberation … I’m idiosyncratic that grew up a immense instrumentality of this league. I grew up watching this league, going to games, supporting this league. So, I cognize wherever this league comes from. 

"A batch of Black women that grew up making this league what it is. That’s benignant of the shoulders that we basal on. So, I deliberation that was thing I’m precise alert of and thing I’m precise thankful for. And they decidedly merit each the recognition and the much we tin springiness recognition to them, the better. I’m precise alert of that and I cognize that and I deliberation determination is work successful acknowledging that."

Clark responded to Letterman’s question astir whether she felt similar she was being targeted due to the fact that she’s White.

"I don’t deliberation I was being targeted," Clark said.

The WNBA Rookie of the Year spoke of having "privilege" successful her interrogation with Time months aft respective of her league colleagues expressed their content that contention played a origin into her popularity.

Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, talks with Aliyah Boston, #7, against the Chicago Sky during the 4th fourth of the crippled astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse connected June 1, 2024, successful Indianapolis, Indiana.  (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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"I privation to accidental I’ve earned each azygous thing, but arsenic a White person, determination is privilege," Clark told Time. "A batch of those players successful the league that person been truly bully person been Black players. This league has benignant of been built connected them. 

"The much we tin admit that, item that, speech astir that and past proceed to person brands and companies put successful those players that person made this league incredible, I deliberation it’s precise important. I person to proceed to effort to alteration that. The much we tin elevate Black women, that’s going to beryllium a beauteous thing."

Clark’s popularity has already go an contented entering the 2025 play arsenic the Fever were enactment successful 41 nationally televised games.

Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark (22) reacts to a telephone during a crippled betwixt the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky connected Saturday, June 1, 2024, astatine Grainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis. ( IndyStar-USA Today Sports)

Four-time All-Star Napheesa Collier said past period it was "kind of crazy" the Fever had much TV clip than the defending-champion New York Liberty.

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"Obviously, radical privation to ticker Caitlin play, and you person to enactment the radical connected TV that radical privation to see. But, astatine the aforesaid time, determination are stars each implicit the league, and you privation bully basketball, arsenic well," Collier said connected ESPN. "Obviously, Indiana … volition beryllium a large team, but to not person the defending champs connected TV more, I deliberation it's benignant of crazy."

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