Caitlin Clark is being attacked by WNBA players because she is “a straight white woman in a black lesbian league,” according to Outkick founder Clay Travis.
Travis was speaking to Fox’s Sean Hannity after Chennedy Carter brutally punched Clark during his Indiana Fever team’s loss to the Chicago Sky on Saturday. It was originally called as an off-ball foul before being upgraded to Flagrant 1 after the game.
Clark said in preparation that opposing players across the league were escaping punishment for being too physical with her. The incident sparked widespread debate over whether Clark, the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft, was being targeted because of her career, as well as the attention she is receiving in her rookie season.
“It’s not just race, it’s sexuality,” Travis told Hannity this week. “Caitlin Clark is a straight white woman in a black lesbian league and they are resentful and jealous of all the attention and shoe treatment she received.
“And instead of acknowledging the truth, which is that the great athletes that people care about when they come into your league actually make everyone more money.”
Clay Travis says Caitlin Clark is a WNBA target because she’s ‘a straight white woman in a black lesbian league’
Hannity responded: ‘Why do you say lesbian league? I mean, I don’t know anything about the sexuality of any of the WNBA girls.
“70% lesbian,” Travis insisted. “And I think she (Clark) has a boyfriend, I think it’s a fiancé, who by the way said there needs to be an enforcer, it creates two different identity politics universes that she doesn’t fit into this league.
‘They don’t like her because she’s white and they don’t like her because she’s straight. And as a result, the league is crumbling around him even though he is attracting new fans.”
While there is no way to know the sexual orientation of every WNBA player in 2024, an April 2022 study by the University of California He said that 38% of the players were lesbians.
Travis doubled down on his comments on his Is this a remotely controversial take? What other reason is there for the league to hate her?
He too wrote a column on the subjectsaying, “Yes, race and sexuality are at play here, there’s a lot of jealousy from a mostly black and lesbian league.”
“But also, and this is key, if you worked your ass off at work and were better than everyone else at the time, a new employee would make more money than you in your entire career and you were way better than her, right? ?” Do you also resent her?
‘Caitlin Clark is the highest-paid basketball player of all time and she’s not even remotely close to the best. Now, again, she maybe she will be one day. But she now gets paid more than anyone in the history of basketball and she’s not the best player.
Travis, the founder of Outkick, made the claims to Sean Hannity and then wrote about it.
The WNBA players, most of whom are black and lesbian, hate Caitlin Clark because she is white, straight, and makes more money than them. Is this a remotely controversial take? What other reason is there for the league to hate her? https://t.co/wtIxYKtF2z
– Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) June 4, 2024
Clark’s salary in his rookie season with the Fever is actually quite modest: He’ll earn around $76,535 from his contract in Indiana, but it’s from off-court endorsements where he makes money, like the controversial shoe deal Travis gave him. He mentioned Hannity.
Clark reached an eight-year, $28 million deal with Nike, which came under intense scrutiny as the deal was struck before she had even played a game in the WNBA.
Jemele Hill was one of the critics, saying that A’ja Wilson, a two-time MVP, two-time champion and five-time All-Star, deserved one before Clark. Wilson landed her own deal with Nike shortly after Clark.
But Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy said Clark “is getting screwed” with the deal. He said on X: ‘If people want to complain about Caitlin Clark being screwed, complain about this. The 8 year deal for 28 million is STEAL. 8 years 80 million min is its value and it is probably still too cheap.
“I hope she can opt out soon if they don’t pay when she ruins this deal.” Men would buy their sneakers 100%. All girls who play basketball will do it. Devin Booker made 50 million in 5 years. Caitlin is 100 times the star and the impact.
Players like Clark and Angel Reese have greatly helped raise the profile of the WNBA.
Clark was picked first overall in the WNBA Draft in April, while Reese went seven to the Chicago Sky.
While Clark has brought extraordinary attention to the WNBA, her draft class has also helped increase interest in the league.
Angel Reese, Clark’s opponent in the Iowa-LSU college rivalry, left Louisiana for the Chicago Sky in this year’s draft, while Cameron Brink, Steph Curry’s spiritual sister, joined the Los Angeles Sparks.
Clark returns to the court Friday night when the Fever (2-8) host the Washington Mystics.