Caitlin Clark drops 21 points and 10 assists after WNBA used Raven Johnson in Fever promo graphics
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Via: vic-eldred • 6 months ago • 23 commentsBy: Alejandro Avila (OutKick)
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Dan Dakich breaks down Indiana Football HC Curt Cignetti's recent comments on the "Saban Way." Cignetti reflected on his time at Alabama under Nick Saban, describing the intensity of a program where every day felt like "4th and 1."
The WNBA's marketing department might want to log off for a while.
Just days after choosing Fever rookie Raven Johnson over generational superstar Caitlin Clark to front the promotional graphics for Sunday's matchup against the Seattle Storm, Indiana took the court and let the box score settle the discourse.
Indiana secured a commanding 89-78 victory over Seattle, though the real story unfolded in the stark contrast between the league's forced promotional face and the team's actual focal point, which was a marketing mishap made all the more hilarious by the sudden absence of the team's other primary star, Aliyah Boston.
With Boston ruled out just before tip-off due to a lower leg injury, the spotlight on Caitlin Clark intensified.
Clark, who was shockingly snubbed from the league's official pre-game marketing material despite coming off a historic, stat-corrected 30-point performance against the Mystics, proved exactly why she is the biggest draw in women's basketball.
Shouldering an even heavier load without Boston in the paint, Clark torched the Storm defense, dropping a team-high 21 points and dishing out 10 assists along with seven rebounds.
OutKick founder Clay Travis sounded off on the league's ridiculous snub: "Was Michael Jordan ever not the lead graphic on any Bulls game when he was a member of the team? You can say this is a small thing, but I would guarantee you Bill Cartwright, Luc Longley & Bill Wennington never got the promo graphic over Jordan. Sell the stars! Marketing 101."
On the flip side was Johnson.
Thrust into the spotlight as the unexpected "poster child" for the Fever in the WNBA's promotional rollout, Johnson's on-court production miserably failed to match her sudden marketing billing.
In 17 minutes of action off the bench, Johnson failed to register a single point, dropping a giant goose egg on the stat sheet.
While her defensive energy contributed to the team's depth, a scoreless night highlighted the utter absurdity of the league elevating a backup guard over the most prolific scorer in basketball history, especially on a night when the team was already missing its star center.
Indiana walks away with a huge win, and the WNBA walks away with another glaring lesson in who actually drives the bus.
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Does anyone recall the inspiring story of Jackie Robinson which once united a nation?
This is that story in reverse.
Jackie would have been entirely happy playing baseball in Montreal with the Royals where no one spat on him.
You don't know that, but what we do know is that Jackie Robinson became a heroic figure in the US and he didn't have Major League Baseball trying to diminish his standing, nor did he find himself being constantly assaulted by opposing players based on race. You see, Hallux, that can only happen if you are an overachieving white woman in a sport dominated by black women. We have sadly come to that point.
How about some quotes:
“As my plane roared skyward and the lights of Montreal twinkled and winkled in the distance, I took one last look at this great city where I had found so much happiness,” Robinson said. “'I don't care if I never get to the Majors,' I told myself. 'This is the city for me. This is paradise.'
“I owe more to Canadians than they’ll ever know,” Robinson once remarked after his playing days. “In my baseball career they were the first to make me feel my natural self.”
The seeded article was written by whiners.
The obvious question is why didn't he move to Montreal if he thought it was "Paradise?"
Because in those days the team that signed you owned your arse and you went where you were told to.
Nope, Robinson retired in 1957 and even if the Dodgers had told him where to live as a player, which is nonsense, he could have then moved to Canada.
Instead, just like every minority I can think of, he chose to stay in the US.
By 1957 he was becoming seriously ill and had 3 children and a wife to take care of; it would have been imprudent for him to move and he was done with baseball.
Oh, right
The sport of women's basketball has one sensational star who has finally got people watching.
Why has she been attacked by other players?
Riiiiight. Just because the dumb fuck back woods bigots don't know who Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoops, Sue Bird or Candace Parker are doesn't mean they were not "sensational stars" that got millions watching their sport. Or what about Taurasi? Or was the all-time WNBA scoring leader a little too Argentinian for the white boys to be interested? It takes a super white girl like Caitlin to get their attention.
'Oh no! Say it isn't so!!! It's an all sheets bulletin!!' /s Fucking racist losers on Fox News getting worked up over nothing. I guess they have nothing better to talk about because our nation is doing SO GREAT right now, historic low inflation, no more unnecessary endless wars in the middle east, low gas prices, incredible job numbers, I mean, how can you blame Fox News for trying to focus on something other than the important news, am I right? /s
Caitlin Clark deserves better than to be used as a pet project for right wing sports media like Outkick and Barstool. If Clark were black no one would have given a second thought to her being left off a one time promotional photo. Anyone who says they would have cared under that circumstance is a liar.
Raven Johnson is a rookie who was Indiana's first round draft pick this year. Obviously they see her as a potential star. Maybe they think people who watched her in college might be a little more inclined to watch the Fever if they think she has a prominent role in the future of the team. Maybe they thought that giving her a prominent publicity photo would motivate her to play better now. Its nobody else's business .
The idea that Caitlin Clark is lacking for attention is absurd.
She was a sensation before she arrived and she put some people in the stands at those WNBA games. The point, John, is that she has been targeted by opposing players
From the beloved "Co-Pilot":
"Caitlin Clark has been at the center of a heated debate over whether she is being “targeted” by opposing players in the WNBA. The discussion intensified in 2025 after teammate Sophie Cunningham revealed on her podcast Show Me Something that rival teams during her rookie season talked about wanting to “show [Clark] what the WNBA really is” — a comment that many interpreted as excessive physicality Sports Illustrated . ESPN’s Malika Andrews and analyst Ramona Shelburne echoed that sentiment, suggesting some of the treatment was hazing or overreach Sports Illustrated .
The controversy was fueled by specific incidents, such as a June 17, 2025 game where Clark was eye-poked by Connecticut Sun guard Jacy Sheldon and shoved to the ground by teammate Marina Mabrey in about 15 seconds hardwoodheroics.com . These moments, along with other high-intensity defensive efforts, have led some fans and analysts to argue that Clark is receiving more physical attention than other players Sports Illustrated +1 ."
The point of the article you seeded is that Clark was unjustly left off a promotional photo for the team. That is a right wing opinion. If the team wants to promote their prize rookie one time what business is it of yours?
Yes, it was, but you can't deny that her opponents have attacked her, which may be even more offensive.
She is without a doubt the most outstanding player in the WNBA. I'm not going to ignore DISCRIMINATION & RESENTMENT.
The dynamic of Clark's impact on the WNBA is complicated. There might be some jealousy that players who have been great for many years didnt get the praise a rookie did.
It is said some players ( on his team) in Jordan's first all star game kept the ball away from him (froze him out) because they thought he was getting too much attention in the media.
You might want to watch 4 time mvp A’ja Wilson play.
How was she in her second year?
Was she relentlessly attacked?
Caitlin Clark is great, Paige Bueckers might be better ... hard to tell as Clark plays on a better team. Neither is as of yet in the same league as A'ja.
Bonus for you, both ladies are white. /s
Offensively Clark is best. She is also the future of the WNBA. Right now Clark is the big draw as well.
I know for some it is hard to take.
I guess Vic's 'woke' now.
If I was woke I'd be stoking racial animosity to get votes.
... like trump does.