Caitlin Clark WNBA Controversy: Refs and Media Have It Out for Star Player

From Nancy Armour’s recent viral USA Today column, one would be led to believe that women’s basketball prodigy Caitlin Clark is inviting fans’ retaliation against her black peers. Thankfully, Barack Obama, the first black president, dunked on that narrative.

“You’re fantastic. Don’t let all this nonsense get you down,” Obama said upon meeting Clark courtside. “You know, I always say, one of the things that was luckiest for me was, I didn’t get famous until I was like 45. So I was an old a** man. I mean, you’re my daughters’ age. They’ve not had that much immersion in nonsense. So don’t lose that joy.”

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From Nancy Armour’s recent viral USA Today column, one would be led to believe that women’s basketball prodigy Caitlin Clark is inviting fans’ retaliation against her black peers. Thankfully, Barack Obama, the first black president, dunked on that narrative.

“You’re fantastic. Don’t let all this nonsense get you down,” Obama said upon meeting Clark courtside. “You know, I always say, one of the things that was luckiest for me was, I didn’t get famous until I was like 45. So I was an old a** man. I mean, you’re my daughters’ age. They’ve not had that much immersion in nonsense. So don’t lose that joy.”