Leave it to Megyn Kelly — a keeper of many words but few coherent thoughts — to insert herself into the Caitlin Clark discourse without much of a clue regarding anything about the WNBA.
When appearing on Sky News Australia, Kelly expressed concerns about Clark’s safety following many heated interactions featuring Clark and other WNBA players — most recently a flagrant foul by Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter, who shoulder-checked Clark during a June 1 game.
Kelly, who admitted she’s not a sports person, labeled the other WNBA players as “a bunch of spoiled jealous brats” — among other colorful phrases — as she believes they should thank Clark for bringing more attention to the sport, which she claims no one cared about at a collegiate or professional level until Clark’s arrival.
Of course, Kelly is clearly unaware of the popularity of players like Candace Parker and A’ja Wilson, and the legacy of women’s basketball at schools like UConn and LSU.
Kelly was most displeased when addressing the comments of “The View” host Sunny Hostin, who suggested that Clark brings money and sponsorships to the league because she is white, attractive, and straight, while the majority of the league is Black and a third of the players identify as LGBTQ+.
Hostin suggested that more people find Clark relatable due to prevailing biases in the country. However, Kelly only heard Hostin claiming that Clark’s popularity was due to “pretty privilege” and “white privilege,” which she called “racist,” and went on to question why it is a problem for a white player to be the face of a league that consists mostly of Black women, citing the Williams sisters as examples of Black athletes being welcomed into a predominantly white sport — which , of course, Black folks know didn’t come with ease.
Kelly frames Clark as a victim of white womanhood, suggesting that Clark’s only “crime” is being white and that she is being punished for it instead of being celebrated. But in doing so, Kelly does what Kelly does best: marginalize the Black people without whom Clark would even have a WNBA in which to compete.