Bryant presented his argument during an appearance on "The Right Time With Bomani Jones" podcast."I argue that this is not a racial question," Bryant responded to a question about whether players are targeting Clark."I think people don't like her.
… It's almost like a bit of hocus-pocus, right? She's a popular player but not a particularly likable player because of her on-court behavior, right? Like, how are you gonna go out there and make a whole bunch of threes and stick your tongue out and get up in people's faces and then cry about every trip down court?HATERS WHO FRAMED CAITLIN CLARK'S SUCCESS AS RACIAL NOW DISMISS RACE WHEN SHE'S TARGETED ON THE COURTHe continued: "You're either in it, or you're not in it, right? I mean, can you have it both ways? Can you look and scream at the ref, 'That's a foul,' every time you have the ball? Right? And then when you make a shot, (you're) mean-mugging in somebody's face and not handle it.Are you tough or are you not tough? Which one is it?"There you have it.
According to Bryant, players are driving their fists into Clark's throat and poking her in the eyes because she complains to the officials.Caitlin Clark attacks the rim as the Indiana Fever take on the Las Vegas Aces in a marquee WNBA matchup.(David Becker/NBAE via Getty Images)Bryant's defense of the players targeting Clark is obviously not valid.
As OutKick explained earlier this week, the media has ingrained in many players the idea that Clark's popularity is primarily the product of her being a straight White woman in a league that is roughly 70% Black or LGBTQ+.There are many, many examples of this.
Naturally, that narrative has led many of the league's self-styled victims to resent her.But there's more to it.The league's race bullies have shown they will embrace certain White players — such as Cameron Brink and Paige Bueckers — because they have used their platforms to speak the language of the racial and sexual activism expected of them.Just last week,...