Stop me if you’ve heard this one before – A WNBA star isn’t happy that Caitlin Clark is getting so much attention, and thus can only conclude it’s due to racism.
Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson, a two-time WNBA champion and three-time league MVP, insists her perceived lack of marketability is “100 percent about race.”
We know this because she commented in a massive New York Times write-up about getting her own signature shoe from the global athletic footwear and apparel company Nike.
Got that? Not marketable. It’s because she’s black. By the way, here’s my new $100 pair of shoes.
Wilson pulled absolutely no punches when discussing why she is not viewed as a top commercial prospect, despite having a far more fleshed-out career full of athletic accomplishments.
“It’s 100 percent about race,” she said, according to the Times. “And it’s one of those…
