Jemele Hill Unleashes Furious Rant Claiming Caitlin Clark Receives Different
Treatment From Media Compared To Black Players
Jemele and Caitlin Clark (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images) (Photo by Andy
Lyons/Getty Images)
Jemele Hill has a serious issue with Caitlin Clark, but it’s not from something she did
or said, but from the media who covers her.
Caitlin Clark, the lowa Hawkeyes superstar, is the biggest name in women’s college
basketball over the past few years and it’s not even close. She has been billed as
the female Stephen Curry and draws eyes to her just like him.
Not only do fans flock to see her, but the media coverage of her is insane, which is
a problem for Jemele Hill.
The former ESPN host is arguing that the media covers white players like Caitlin
Clark much more differently than they do with Black players.
“Everything about this sport has been trending up for years now. It did not just
start with Caitlin Clark,” Hill said in an interview with Uproxx.
“A study I cited recently for a piece I wrote in The Atlantic [found that] when you
compare [the coverage] of, say, someone like (Paige) Bueckers, Sabrina Ionescu, or
Caitlin Clark to A’ja Wilson, who has dominated basketball at every single level.
She’s probably the best player in the world right now. And I’m not trying to act like
she gets no coverage, but the coverage that sometimes non-white women get, or
specifically Black women get, is not even close. It’s two-to-one,” Hill added.
Hill further added that A’ja Wilson, arguably the best player in the world, deserved
more coverage than what Caitlin Clark is getting right now.
“I mean, Aliyah Boston was the best player in college just a couple of years ago. And
she did not get even a 10th of this media coverage that Caitlin Clark did. Now,
some people would say, ‘Oh, it’s her game.’ But I don’t think it was that. She’s
tremendous on television, and I’m thinking, What a missed opportunity for the
national media to really elevate who she was as a person. Caitlin Clark seems to be
a great personality, but it is not like Caitlin Clark is walking around saying crazy
stuff. They’re just covering her excellence, and that’s good enough. Whereas it feels
like for Black athletes to get the same amount of coverage or even fair coverage,
there has to be something extra [beyond basketball].”
Clark is having a fabulous run with the No. 1-seeded lowa in her senior year. The
superstar guard has broken several NCAA records as she looks to add a National
Championship to her resume before she departs to the WNBA after the year.
Despite what Jemele Hill may think, Clark will not only be etched in college
basketball history for her incredible scoring feats but also for her overall impact on
the women’s game.
Caitlin Clark Has The Superstar Power To Take The WNBA To New Heights
Caitlin Clark (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Caitlin Clark is a ratings and attendance darling in college, and she can bring that
excitement surrounding her to the WNBA and that is a good thing for everyone.
Not only can she be a draw for her home fans, but also for other fan bases on the
road. The WNA is already trending upward and Clark will only help it go to even
bigger heights with her presence.
Everyone should be rooting that she turns out to be the WNBA version of Stephen
Curry.
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