Charlamagne Tha God Gets ‘Real’ On Caitlin Clark’s Appeal With Bill Maher

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Radio host Charlamagne Tha God told Bill Maher on Friday’s Real Time that his appeal is that his audience thinks he’s sincere in his beliefs.

Among his beliefs: that Caitlin Clark’s immediate impact on the WNBA is because – in a league where the majority of women are black and there’s a large number of gay players – she’s different, and that makes her more of a spectacle, like Tiger Woods in golf or Eminem in hip-hop. “Caitlin Clark has the ability to put asses in seats,” Charlamagne said. “There’s been plenty of white women basketball players that aren’t putting asses in seats.” Still, he acknowledged there’s an inherent unfairness that comes with that.

A’ja Wilson of the WNBA Las Vegas Stars has been a top player for several years, a two-time MVP. Yet Clark got a huge deal with Nike in her first year, while most fans have barely heard of Wilson. “She (Wilson) was a No.

1 draft pick and she didn’t get all of that,” Charlamagne said, and noted her and others’ complaints about that. “When Black women say something, we should listen.” Asked point-blank if Clark’s success reflects a kind of racism because she’s white, he fell back on his argument that “it’s more of a spectacle and the fact that she’s really, really good.