Condolences to his family and his many friends here on Piratecrew. I am truly sorry for your loss. He sounds like a great human and the truest of true pirate fan. May he rest in peace.
Obviously clark is a more popular player. That’s not a debate. The point was there are other highly visible straight and white players that don’t even come close to having these issues. There can certainly be other reasons, like the fact that she’s a huge crybaby, why she’s disliked.
Ionesca was pushed hard as a face of the league since the day she was drafted. So much so she led the league in jersey sales in 21, 22 and 23. The build up to her being drafted was significant. She was built as a generational talent. The Curry 3 point contest was huge at the time...
Sabirina Ionescu was consider a face of the league before Clark showed up. Shes straight and white and didn’t have these same issues. Kelsey Plum as well.
Not sure if it’s been noted but Kareem’s comments were in response to the letter from congress calling Clark the face of the league. They weren’t his words. The video in the tweet above is also AI, he wrote that opinion in his substack.
This is kinda the dilemma. Was it a foul, probably, but it wasn’t some egregious offense. They brushed knees. But Clark freaks the hell out. These tantrums are becoming a nightly occurrence.