Caitlin Clark burst out on the national scene in the last two years thanks to her record-breaking college career, her all-star-rookie season and the constant conversation about why she is popular.

ESPN -tv company Monica McNutt suggested that Clark, who was from the Midwest, helped her get connected to young girls as she talked to the BBC about how women’s sports can be viable in the long term.

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“Two things – I think it should show up in our storytelling, and it has to be encouraged by our families,” McNutt said. “And then coverage of Wnba the last season, Caitlin Clark’s rookie year, for all the conversation that surrounded her, some who were fair and some who were not, the one thing I can’t deny is the amount of little girls who appeared to follow her. The same thing for Angel Reese when I had a chance to cover their game.

“But I think Caitlin represented, and again some of this is probably not fair to her because it wasn’t something she said or was really based on her personality, but she was a white girl from the middle of America. And then she represented a whole lot to many people, whether it really is what she prescribed or not.

Caitlin Clarks Wnba -influence leaves the legend ‘grateful’

Caitlin Clark, #22 of Indiana Fever, is a photo during her initial press conference on April 17, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)

“We can all say that she is a dynamic basketball player and a strength both on the field and the marketing sense. But I think the same with people who may be in love with Angel Reese, she may not have agreed on everything they had to say, nor.

The race conversation around Clark has not stopped – it only fell to a whisper during the high season. With the start of the WNBA season just around the corner, it has started to pick up again as the Indiana fever is set to have 41 national television games.

Basketball legend Cheryl Miller said she was over that speech.

“I want to be honest because it has to be said,” she said at the “All the Smoke” podcast last month. “I can relate to the young lady and I felt to her. I know what it’s like to be hated. I know what it’s like to be a black woman and be hated because of my color. I can’t imagine this young lady I don’t want to use hatred but despised.

Caitlin Clark, No. 22 of Indiana Fever, looks at during the first quarter against Seattle Storm at Climate Pledge Arena on June 27, 2024 in Seattle. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

“She brought some to herself, a little because she is Cocky for a good reason. And I love it about her. But to see the dynamics and the media they had their tale. And I was happy and proud to see the story wasn’t the truth. And Angel (Reese) and her came together so well.”