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Caitlin Clark is now officially the first overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft and is set to mark her next journey in the professional ranks. Along with her immense popularity, she also had quite a polarizing effect with some basketball fans downplaying the hype, which was played upon by a veteran NBA analyst in Bomani Jones.
In recent news, the Indiana Fever rookie got her new signature shoe deal with Nike along with WNBA stalwarts Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu. Clark has another feather on her hat even without playing a single game in a professional league has irked her haters and Jones took the chance to poke at their feelings in his social media account.
"Ohhhh that's why y'all mad," Jones captions as he reposts the news on X.
In just a few weeks, Clark is set to play her first WNBA game and has already broken hype barriers by having 2.4 million viewers during the 2024 draft with 35,000 watching her press conference. More so is that her Indiana Fever jersey sales have already surpassed NFL star Trevor Lawernce in draft night jersey sales.
Fans react to Bomani Jones' post about Caitlin Clark's Nike shoe deal
With all the hate already surrounding the hype on Caitlin Clark, some fans had some interesting takes on Bomani Jones' post about the Nike shoe deal.
According to @RegularJayC on X, haters just pass on the hate to Clark.
"They just want more stuff that they wouldn't have supported," said @RegularJayC.
In a reply by Kambui Bomani, he feels that race has a part in Caitlin Clark's popularity, with the WNBA having more African-American players leading the charge and not getting that much recognition.
"Yeah not the best look in a league where the association’s best player is a black woman whose also a multi-time champ, MVP, All-Star and DPOTY," @BomaniKambui replies.
It is an open secret that WNBA stars are not happy with their salaries as compared to their male contemporaries. @EmoMsFan_27 calls this situation out and makes a point on dragging Clark's hype which could be a huge key for WNBA players salary increases.
"People keep claiming their upset about WNBA salaries, and then continue to drag down the one person who's going to make all of them more money down the road," a fan said on X.
Caitlin Clark is set to begin her WNBA career on May 15, as the Indiana Fever visits the Connecticut Sun at the Mohegan Sun Arena. The former Iowa Buckeyes guard gets to test her skills against the likes Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner and Dijonai Carrington.
