{"id":136941,"date":"2024-12-14T12:42:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T05:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136941"},"modified":"2024-12-14T12:42:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T05:42:27","slug":"mystics-president-sheila-johnson-criticizes-times-decision-to-name-caitlin-clark-athlete-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136941","title":{"rendered":"Mystics president Sheila Johnson criticizes TIME&#8217;s decision to name Caitlin Clark &#8216;Athlete of the Year&#8217;"},"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>\n<p>Coming off an outstanding rookie season in the WNBA, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/wnba\/news\/caitlin-clark-named-time-athlete-of-the-year-fever-star-becomes-first-wnba-player-to-earn-honor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caitin Clark has been named &#8220;Athlete of the Year&#8221; by TIME<\/a><\/span>. Washington Mystics president Sheila Johnson took exception to that decision, saying it&#8217;s unfair to give Clark all the credit for the WNBA&#8217;s rise in popularity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cnnsport\/status\/1867574826681897140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">In an interview with CNN<\/a>, Johnson said that all the focus on Clark has taken the spotlight away from other elite players across the league.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have so much talent out there that has been unrecognized, and I don&#8217;t think we can just pin it on one player,&#8221; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked why Clark was getting most of the credit for the WNBA&#8217;s growth in 2024, Johnson pointed to the way the media portrays race in sports. Johnson asserted that non-white players who are just as good as Clark have gotten far less acclaim.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, I want to be very diplomatic about this,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;It&#8217;s just the structure of the way media plays out race. I&#8217;m gonna be very honest. I feel very bad because I&#8217;ve seen so many players of color that are equally as talented, and they never got the recognition they should have. Right now, it is time for that to happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson went on to say that TIME could have included the entire WNBA on its cover. She added that all the attention on Clark alone has created &#8220;hard feelings&#8221; and &#8220;stories of racism within the WNBA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why couldn&#8217;t they have put the whole WNBA on the cover and said, &#8216;The WNBA is the League of the Year,&#8217; because of all the talent that we have,&#8221; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>In her interview with TIME, Clark addressed the issue of race, and she advocated for increased promotion of Black players within the league.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to say I&#8217;ve earned every single thing, but as a white person, there is privilege,&#8221; Clark said. &#8220;A 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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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&#8217;s very important. 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