WNBA Legend Hits Back at Critics Calling Her Racist for Caitlin Clark Comments: ‘Black People Can’t Be Racist’

SWOOPES I m I ░░░░░░░░ going to say this ░░░░░░░░ then I want to ░░░░░░░░ be done with this ░░░░░░░░ conversation So for people ░░░░░░░░ comment me and say ░░░░░░░░ I made those comments ░░░░░░░░ I m a racist ░░░░░░░░ first of all black ░░░░░░░░ can t be racist ░░░░░░░░ like that s the ░░░░░░░░ thing from my mind ░░░░░░░░ I grew up in ░░░░░░░░ very small west Texas ░░░░░░░░ predominantly white my best ░░░░░░░░ friend is white I ░░░░░░░░ to a predominantly white ░░░░░░░░ Won a national championship ░░░░░░░░ much everyone on the ░░░░░░░░ was white Like we ░░░░░░░░ sisters to this day ░░░░░░░░ like that s not ░░░░░░░░ part of my DNA ░░░░░░░░ for me it s ░░░░░░░░ important though that like ░░░░░░░░ m a black woman ░░░░░░░░ know So it s ░░░░░░░░ for me that I ░░░░░░░░ up for people that ░░░░░░░░ like me Like it ░░░░░░░░ Black History Month So ░░░░░░░░ our ancestors fought and ░░░░░░░░ for us to have ░░░░░░░░ that we have today ░░░░░░░░ anytime I have an ░░░░░░░░ to obviously be on ░░░░░░░░ podcast or or anything ░░░░░░░░ I feel like it ░░░░░░░░ important for me to ░░░░░░░░ up and show support ░░░░░░░░ s what I want ░░░░░░░░ do I have like ░░░░░░░░ issues with Caitlin her ░░░░░░░░ the record I think ░░░░░░░░ it s a tremendous ░░░░░░░░ Although you know we ░░░░░░░░ get into that discussion ░░░░░░░░ because there was a ░░░░░░░░ debate on Lynette Woodard ░░░░░░░░ the actual record But ░░░░░░░░ think what Caitlin has ░░░░░░░░ for not just college ░░░░░░░░ but for women s ░░░░░░░░ period I think has ░░░░░░░░ great The following people ░░░░░░░░ the game sellouts that ░░░░░░░░ haven t seen ever ░░░░░░░░ just really bothers me ░░░░░░░░ when when people just ░░░░░░░░ bits and pieces of ░░░░░░░░ they want to take ░░░░░░░░ they don t listen ░░░░░░░░ everything And you don ░░░░░░░░ hear everything Because I ░░░░░░░░ remember me saying that ░░░░░░░░ to me could be ░░░░░░░░ best college shooter I ░░░░░░░░ ever seen right So ░░░░░░░░ don t I don ░░░░░░░░ have any hard feelings ░░░░░░░░ Caitlin No hard feelings ░░░░░░░░ towards Angel I my ░░░░░░░░ is when you put ░░░░░░░░ expectations on these young ░░░░░░░░ in college to go ░░░░░░░░ the next level and ░░░░░░░░ immediately dominant and when ░░░░░░░░ doesn t happen then ░░░░░░░░ come back and say ░░░░░░░░ she was a bust ░░░░░░░░ was a fob She ░░░░░░░░ t that good Like ░░░░░░░░ let them do what ░░░░░░░░ re doing in college ░░░░░░░░ what they re doing ░░░░░░░░ college And let them ░░░░░░░░ stars in the WNBA ░░░░░░░░ it s not about ░░░░░░░░ liking you not liking ░░░░░░░░ me hating on you ░░░░░░░░ I don t even ░░░░░░░░ how to let those ░░░░░░░░ come out of my ░░░░░░░░ But yeah it was ░░░░░░░░ it was a lot ░░░░░░░░ I do and I ░░░░░░░░ to say this before ░░░░░░░░ move on So to ░░░░░░░░ every single person on ░░░░░░░░ media that like held ░░░░░░░░ down for me that ░░░░░░░░ like Oh no we ░░░░░░░░ not doing this like ░░░░░░░░ got mad love and ░░░░░░░░ for all of them ░░░░░░░░ showing up and showing ░░░░░░░░ and making sure that ░░░░░░░░ was good because people ░░░░░░░░ checking on me And ░░░░░░░░ I m very appreciative ░░░░░░░░ that.”