Although Clark has yet to respond, many X.com users came to her defense, with one writing: “Maybe focus on your trial and stop bothering these two women.” Another asked: “Are you still allowed to talk about women in public?
Of course, this isn’t the first time Caitlin Clark has faced backlash due to her proximity to Taylor Swift. In September, the basketball star was criticized for simply liking the pop star’s Instagram support for Vice President Kamala Harris. At the time, Clark seemed unconcerned about the speech, telling reporters that she felt obligated to “encourage people to register to vote,” adding, “That’s the biggest thing that I can do with the platform that I have, and it’s the same thing that Taylor did. .”
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This isn’t even the first time Clark has angered a former Fox talking head. Recently, Clark drew the ire of Megyn Kelly for acknowledging her white privilege in her interview with Time. “I mean I’ve won everything, but as a white person I have privilege,” she said at the time. “A lot of these players in the league that have been very good were black players. This league was kind of built on them. The more we can appreciate that, highlight it, talk about it, and then continue to make sure that the brands and companies invest in the players who made this league amazing, I think that’s very important. I have to continue to try to change that.
It was enough for Kelly to call her “condescending” and “fake” in an article on X.com. “She is on her knees apologizing for being white and getting attention,” Kelly wrote on Dec. 10. “Self-flagellation. The “oh please pay attention to the black players who are REALLY the ones you want to celebrate”. Condescending. Fake. Transparent. Sad.”
