Caitlin Clark's brother seemingly responds to Mystics owner's slight of sister's Time cover
Caitlin Clark's Time magazine cover was something Washington Mystics owner Sheila Johnson did not seem to appreciate after a record-breaking WNBA season.Β
Well, Clark's brother, Colin, appeared to send a jab back Johnson's way.
Colin Clark re-shared an old video from Front Office Sports on Sept. 19, which showed a record 20,711 fans in attendance at Capital One Arena in Washington for the Mysticsβ game against his sisterβs Indiana Fever.Β
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It is the largest crowd to date in WNBA history, and the Mystics actually moved the game from its usual Entertainment and Sports Arena to the Capital One Arena to appease more fans in the 20,536-seat arena.
The WNBA saw its most-watched regular season in 24 years, while also seeing record attendance with a rookie class that was headlined by Clark, Angel Reese and others.Β
However, Clarkβs presence as the No. 1 overall pick out of Iowa, where she already had a massive following as she became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history, helped the WNBAβs viewership, social media engagement and more explode.Β
"Iβve been able to captivate so many people that have never watched womenβs sports, let alone womenβs basketball, and turn them into fans," Clark told Time in her interview with the magazine for her Athlete of the Year cover. Β
However, Johnson took exception with Time, believing the WNBA as a whole should have been highlighted instead of just Clark.Β
"Why couldnβt they have put the WNBA on that cover and say, βThe WNBA is the league of the year,β because of all the talent that we have," Johnson said in her interview with CNN Sport this past Friday.Β
"When you single out one player, it creates hard feelings, so now youβre starting to hear stories of racism within the WNBA, and I donβt want to hear that."
Johnson serves as vice chair of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which also owns the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals.Β
"It has taken the WNBA almost 28 to get to the point where we are now, and this year something clicked with the WNBA, and it's because of the draft of the players that came in, it's not just Caitlin Clark, it's Reese," Johnson said. "We have so much talent out there that's so unrecognized, and I don't think we can just pin it on one player."Β
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