An opinion piece published by the The Tennessean last month likened Caitlin Clark's popularity to Elvis Presley's because of the marketability of their 'whiteness.'
Caitlin Clark’s rise in the WNBA has sparked a fierce debate about her overwhelming popularity in women’s basketball, specifically from those who argue that her race has played a major role in that success. Just last month, The Tennessean published an opinion piece by opinion columnist Andrea Williams that likened Clark’s 'marketability' to that of Elvis Presley’s in the 1950s. The op-ed was revived this week when the Indianapolis Star republished the piece on Thursday.
Others, like LeBron James, have also spoken up about Clark’s success in the league. 'The one thing that I love that she’s bringing to her sport: more people want to watch. More people want to tune in. I saw, for the first time, they had a chartered plane. For the first time in their league history, they flew private. That should be celebrated in its own right,' he said. 'That should be celebrated, and it's because of Caitlin Clark. Don’t get it twisted. Don’t get it f---ed up.
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