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Brittney Griner allegedly made a racial remark at Caitlin Clark during the Atlanta Dream’s 81-76 loss to the Indiana Fever on May 22. Griner fouled out with 3:38 remaining while the Dream led 71-68. While on the bench, she allegedly called Clark a “trash f**king white girl.”
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Skip Bayless reacted to the viral video on Monday on his podcast (5:55 mark):
“Maybe a lot of WNBA players had Brittney Griner’s back. I believe many WNBA players remain extremely resentful of Caitlin Clark’s rise, in part because of her skin color and her appeal to white America. … I believe too many of this league’s stars still see Caitlin Clark as the f**king white girl.”
Bayless prefaced his comments by saying that he waited for the WNBA to investigate Griner’s alleged racial slur and shared his thoughts after the league failed to conduct a probe or even issue a statement after the video went viral.
The veteran talk show host said he found it difficult to believe Brittney Griner directed her comment at a “white female referee.” According to him, regardless of whom the Dream star directed the alleged jab at, the WNBA should have investigated.
Skip Bayless added that the WNBA was “okay” with what Griner was accused of because it failed to investigate.
Skip Bayless speculates on reason behind Brittney Griner's alleged comment about Caitlin Clark
Skip Bayless did not make a case for Griner personally hating Clark. The Fox Sports analyst proceeded to speculate on the reason behind Griner's alleged remark (2:07 mark).
“It is completely possible that ‘f**king white girl’ was about Caitlin Clark’s popularity, about her stature, about her impact on the entire league. It’s very possible that Brittney Griner was blaming Caitlin Clark in the big picture for her fouling out, blaming referees in general for overprotecting the Fever because the league wants the Fever to win and the ‘f**king white girl’ to be MVP.”
The WNBA investigated alleged racist comments directed at Angel Reese in mid-May in a game against the Fever. Following the probe, the league announced that the alleged remarks could not be substantiated.
Bayless said he couldn't believe the league would not look into Brittney Griner’s alleged racial slur, regardless of whom it was thrown at.
