{"id":136677,"date":"2024-12-13T20:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T13:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136677"},"modified":"2024-12-13T20:26:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T13:26:01","slug":"caitlin-clark-should-not-have-been-singled-out-by-time-says-washington-mystics-owner-sheila-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136677","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark should not have been singled out by Time, says Washington Mystics owner Sheila Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjvea1002p26p952ii64jn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/2021\/04\/06\/business\/first-black-woman-billionaire-sheila-johnson-diversity\/index.html\">Sheila Johnson<\/a>, billionaire co-owner of WNBA franchise Washington Mystics, has criticized Time for their awarding of \u201cAthlete of the Year\u201d to Indiana Fever star <a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/2024\/12\/10\/sport\/caitlin-clark-time-athlete-of-the-year-spt\/index.html\">Caitlin Clark<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl00073b6m18yngok1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            On Tuesday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7200904\/athlete-of-the-year-2024-caitlin-clark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outlet<\/a> bestowed the honor on the 22-year-old after her stellar year, in which she broke multiple college, WNBA and broadcast records.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl00083b6m4g90jrm3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            However, in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/sport\">CNN Sport<\/a>\u2019s Amanda Davies, the co-founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) suggested that the media should do a better job of promoting all the leagues\u2019 players, rather than focusing on Clark\u2019s exploits.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl00093b6mzp4xly2y@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Johnson questioned why the publication \u201ccouldn\u2019t have put the whole WNBA on that cover,\u201d given the talent the league possesses.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000a3b6mvifhn2g0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWhen you just keep singling out one player, it creates hard feelings,\u201d added Johnson, co-owner of three Washington sports franchises \u2013 the NHL\u2019s Capitals, the NBA\u2019s Wizards and the WNBA\u2019s Mystics.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000b3b6mnxmajmwe@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThis year, something clicked with the WNBA and it\u2019s because of the draft of players that came in. It\u2019s not just Caitlin Clark, it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/18\/sport\/angel-reese-jokes-wnba-salary-spt-intl\/index.html\">(Angel) Reese<\/a> (as well). We have so much talent out there.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000c3b6mnjigvmh6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In her debut season with the Indiana Fever, Clark took home the Rookie of the Year award and was named to the All-WNBA first team \u2013 the first rookie to do so since 2008.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000d3b6m372dva5f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Her maiden season has also coincided with an unprecedented increase in coverage of the league, with viewership numbers consistently broken.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwn30000t3b6mowsff4md@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The league\u2019s overall attendance increased by 48% year-on-year to its highest level in over 20 years, <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7200904\/athlete-of-the-year-2024-caitlin-clark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time<\/a> said. This phenomenon has been coined \u201cThe Caitlin Clark effect.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000e3b6mh9eczdfb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A side effect of Clark\u2019s success has been an increase in commercial deals, which Johnson says may create ill will among Clark\u2019s counterparts.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000f3b6mkbfsvp09@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Notably, Clark reportedly agreed to an eight-year deal with Nike worth $28 million that includes a signature shoe. This has prompted criticism from some quarters that her race has partly contributed to her commercial success, given other Black stars have not received deals on the same level.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000g3b6m7il3e3o7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThey would like to get the same kind of recognition. It all started with the whole Nike sponsorship that Caitlin got,\u201d Johnson, America\u2019s first Black woman billionaire, said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000h3b6m0fnzgywb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThere are other players saying, \u2018What about us?\u2019\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm4ml7vez00013b6myxu3jtxm@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"AP24155576723073.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.666510757717493\" data-original-height=\"1425\" data-original-width=\"2138\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24155576723073.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1425\" width=\"2138\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24155576723073.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1425\" width=\"2138\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24155576723073.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1425\" width=\"2138\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24155576723073.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1425\" width=\"2138\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24155576723073.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24155576723073.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Caitlin Clark guards Angel Reese at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on June 1.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1425\" width=\"2138\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000i3b6mufbqsm2z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Throughout her college and WNBA career, Clark has been pitted on an on-court <a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/2024\/06\/16\/sport\/caitlin-clark-angel-reese-indiana-fever-chicago-sky-spt-intl\/index.html\">rivalry<\/a> with fellow star Reese. While the rivalry has helped grow the game, it has also triggered discourse about race in the US.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000j3b6mjqfuddxr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In September, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert compared their rivalry to that of Earvin \u2018Magic\u2019 Johnson and Larry Bird\u2019s in the late 1970s and 1980s. That was an era which came to define the NBA for a period, but the narrative was one that often delineated along racial lines, by pitting a Black man and White man against each other.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000k3b6mxnd0w35z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Asked whether such comparisons could be drawn between Clark and Reese, and whether it was a good thing for the league, Johnson said: \u201cI think the media has got to be very, very careful to not make this a race issue, and that\u2019s what\u2019s really important.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000l3b6mcy7tyjpo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI\u2019m concerned about the infighting and the racial innuendos going on because that\u2019s going to turn advertisers away from us.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000m3b6mra7cogk6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Clark is aware of the preferential treatment she may have received because of her race. In her Time interview, she stated: \u201cI want to say I\u2019ve earned every single thing, but as a White person, there is privilege.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000n3b6mg6x4l31s@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cA lot of those players in the league that have been really good have been Black players. This league has kind of been built on them. The more we can appreciate that, highlight that, talk about that, and then continue to have brands and companies invest in those players that have made this league incredible, I think it\u2019s very important.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000o3b6mgxnvm0sh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI have to continue to try to change that. The more we can elevate Black women, that\u2019s going to be a beautiful thing.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000p3b6m9lby93jc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Johnson said Clark should not have felt the need to approach the topic, but \u201cI applaud her for saying it.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mjwffl000q3b6m9c37p99o@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe have got to work together because the WNBA is at an inflexion point where we\u2019re really starting to go up, and I don\u2019t want to lose that momentum,\u201d Johnson added.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/13\/sport\/sheila-johnson-caitlin-clark-time-magazine-spt-intl\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Sheila Johnson, billionaire co-owner of WNBA franchise Washington Mystics, has criticized Time for their awarding of \u201cAthlete of the Year\u201d to Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark. 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