WNBA star Caitlin Clark got praise from tennis legend, Serena Williams, particularly over her way of dealing with online backlash and the fact that she almost never claps back at haters and the hate comments she gets online.
As part of her interview with TIME Magazine, tennis legend Serena Williams talked about and praised Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark over her ability to “mute out” haters and negative comments.
“She stayed out of it, just muted the noise,” Williams said in the interview. “She has this maturity that I didn’t have. … I felt like she was, like me, purposely staying away. I respect that.”
Serena Williams mentions Caitlin during her Time 100 most influential people interview
“I felt like she’d always herself, she stayed out of it, just muted the noise. She has this maturity that I didn’t have.” pic.twitter.com/wPze3uue7e
— correlation (@nosyone4) April 18, 2025
One of the recent backlashes Caitlin Clark has gotten was from her own TIME Magazine interview, where she talked about her “white privilege.”
“I want to say I’ve earned every single thing, but as a white person, there is privilege,” Clark said during her interview. “A lot of those players in the league that have been really good have been Black players. This league has kind of been built on them. The more we can appreciate that, highlight that, talk about that, and then continue to have brands and companies invest in those players that have made this league incredible, I think it’s very important. I have to continue to try to change that. The more we can elevate Black women, that’s going to be a beautiful thing.”
Despite the controversy, Clark has stood by her remarks, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and uplifting the legacy of Black players in women’s basketball.
Caitlin Clark Talks More About “White Privilege” in Netflix Interview
In an In her guest appearance for an episode of “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman” on Netflix, Caitlin Clark once again talked about the topic of her “white privilege.”
“I’m obviously white, but I think I’m somebody who grew up a huge fan of this league,” Clark said. “I grew up watching this league, going to games, supporting this league. So I know where this league comes from: a lot of Black women that grew up making this league what it is. And that’s kind of the shoulders that we stand on.”
“So I think that was something I’m very aware of, and something I’m very thankful for. And they deserve all the credit, and the more we can give credit to them, the better. I’m very aware of that, and I know that, and I think there is responsibility in acknowledging that.”
Caitlin Clark is set to get back to court action for the 2025 season of the WNBA.
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