Caitlin Clark is the biggest star in WNBA history and anyone who tries to say otherwise is unwilling to accept reality. Her little brother took a hilarious jab at Sheila Johnson over her ignorance toward his sister.
Colin put the billionaire co-owner of the Washington Mystics in her place with a very simple repost on social media.
The WNBA has worked so hard over the last eight months to defend its players for repeated instances of dirty play against the Rookie of the Year. It has tried to say that there is not a bias against the No. 1 overall pick. It has been vocal in support of the greatest scorer in college basketball history. All of the dirty shots on Clark were written off as “part of the game” and not as a personal attack.
Johnson singlehandedly destroyed the WNBA’s entire pro-Clark campaign during one four-minute interview on CNN on Friday. She presented the worst take of the year in a year where there have been countless bad takes from both sides of the proverbial aisle.
Sheila Johnson diminished Caitlin Clark.
According to Johnson, TIME should have named the entire WNBA as ‘League of the Year’ instead of singling out Clark as the ‘Athlete of the Year’ because that title hurt the feelings of other players (yes, race is involved) who played an equal role in the meteoric growth of women’s basketball. The 75-year-old said that Angel Reese and other players who came before this year’s rookie class are just as big (or bigger) of a draw as Clark. Her comments were completely sincere.
"We have so much talent out there that has been unrecognized, and I don’t think we can pin it on just one player"
— CNN Sports (@cnnsport) December 13, 2024
Washington Mystics co-owner Sheila Johnson speaks to @AmandaDCNN about TIME's decision to name Caitlin Clark "Athlete of the Year": https://t.co/nQL7NXosv7 pic.twitter.com/HjBjf0nlgX
Of course, what she said is not true. Caitlin Clark was/is the primary catalyst for the rise of the WNBA. Not the only catalyst, just the most prominent— by a large margin.
Community notes on X hit Johnson with a vicious truth bomb. It says: “31% of the Mystics total home attendance for the entire 2024 season came from the two games versus Caitlin Clark and the Fever.”
Clark’s little brother, Colin, also responded to Johnson with a not-so subtle repost on X. He went back and shared a post from Sept. 19, when 20,711 fans showed up to watch the Mystics.
It was the largest crowd in WNBA history because of Washington’s opponent, the Indiana Fever.
Officially official ✍️
— Washington Mystics (@WashMystics) September 20, 2024
The largest attended game in @WNBA history 👏 pic.twitter.com/rxdrk8cKND
And yet, Sheila Johnson still refuses to appreciate Caitlin Clark for what she has done for the league. Colin, because he is sane, thinks that is ludicrous. Just look at the numbers.