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CAITLIN CLARK CLIP/MEDIA MASTERLIST PT1

“A lot of people that wanted to have opinions on what was happening probably didn't even watch half the games that they were trying to have a take on and hadn't supported the W for a really long time."

A compilation of the times Caitlin Clark has spoken out, addressed narratives, and received backing from people within the women's basketball space. [frequently updated. last updated: 7 JULY 2025]

[if your fav is tagged it's probably because they're included in the post, ignore if you want]

firstly: shouting out the legends of the game ON SNL prior to being drafted: “I’m sure it will be a big step for me but it’s just one step for the WNBA. Thanks to all the great players like Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, Cynthia Cooper, the great Dawn Staley & my basketball hero Maya Moore. These are the women that kicked down the door so I could walk inside. So I want to thank them tonight for laying the foundation.” clip

addressing narratives

-on her privilege and addressing the notion she was apologizing for being white as accused by right winger megyn kelly: clip

"Clark is cognizant of the racial underpinnings of her stardom. “I want to say I’ve earned every single thing, but as a white person, there is privilege,” says Clark. “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.” article

- on her name being weaponized: "It’s disappointing. … Everybody in our world deserves the same amount of respect. The women in our league deserve the same amount of respect.” clip -on bad faith actors outputting hate in her name: “I hope we can do a better job as a league of protecting our players and putting better resources around them to make it a safer environment. And obviously, there's only so much you can police on social media, because we don't have full control over social media. But there is real responsibility. I understand that, and I acknowledge that.” So what’s her message to bad-faith actors harassing others in her name? “Just stop,” says Clark. “Because that’s not who I am.” link -on the racism and hate players received in the 2024 season: “Nobody in our league should be facing any sort of racism, hurtful, disrespectful, hateful comments and threats..." clip | full -dissuading the notion that dijonai's eye poke was intentional: “It wasn’t intentional by any means, just watch the play. It wasn’t intentional.” clip -on the flagrant foul angel commited on her: “It’s just part of basketball, it is what it is, she was trying to make a play on the ball.” clip -on if chennedy owed her a public apology: "No. You know, basketball's competitive. I get it, you know?Sometimes your emotions get the best of you. It's happened to me multiple times throughout the course of my career. People are competitive. It is what it is. And she's having a tremendous season. She's played great basketball, in my eyes probably in first place for Sixth Player of the Year. She's been great off the bench for them. I think she had, what, 25 here last night and really helped them win the game. And that's just not where my focus is. That's not what I think about on a day-to-day basis.I think about my team. I think about ways I can get better. It's just basketball at the end of the day. There's no grudges or nothing like that. It's a sport. It's competitive, it's not gonna be nice all the time, and that's not what basketball is.And I think people who play at the highest level understand that." clip

-on the 2025 CBA and Napheesa Collier's statements: "I have a lot of great respect for Phee, and I think she made a lot of very valid points. We need great leadership in this time across all levels." clip & on what great leadership looks like: "I'd say the most important part of leadership whether that's the WNBA/corporate America, I think it comes down to relationships and really caring about the people you surround yourself with." clip

adressing angel reese narratives

-in 2023, less than 5 days after the national championship, caitlin went on ESPN and publicly defended Angel: "I don't think Angel should be criticized at all." clip this wasn't a pre planned set up for her to do (see below) "When Iowa got home from the Final Four, Turner, the sports information director, arranged an interview for Caitlin with ESPN. Caitlin thought the questions would focus on the Wooden Award, which she had just won, but they were mostly about the end of the championship game...When the TV interview ended, she started shaking uncontrollably."

legends/players of the game adressing caitlin/narratives/stances

-cheryl miller: "I was pleased and proud to see the narrative wasn’t the truth.” clip | full jonquel jones on indiana fans: "man, you gotta be ready when you come in here. indiana has such great fans—we knew it was gonna be a tough one, we knew it was gonna be a fight. for their team to be a new team and they’re playing really well together, we expected it.” clip paige bueckers and juju watkins talk about caitlin's impact: “I feel like the weight of the world is on her shoulders. And she just has this heavy burden to carry and she does it with grace and humility.” clip -lisa leslie: “i don’t know what the big deal is about the fact that caitlin is getting a lot of love. she deserves that..." clip | full -lisa leslie: "we can’t deny what caitlin clark has done for the women’s game...have we ever had teams need larger arenas?...are we gonna get upset about 5, 6, 10 games less on tv?...we have access to these games now in a way that we’d never had before.” clip | full tamika catchings, temi fagbenle, and cheyenne parker-tyus: article

extras: Caitlin Clark asked the WNBA to pay spot bonuses for away teams. “She said we’re making all this new revenue and I would like the away team to benefit from that. Could they get a spot bonus?” The league said no because it violated the CBA. clip in 2023, Caitlin on her legacy: "I want my legacy to be the impact that I can have on young kids and the people in the state of Iowa and I hope I brought them a lot of joy this season." clip in 2024, on her legacy: "I don't want my legacy to be 'oh Caitlin won X amt of games or Caitlin scored X amt of points.' I hope it's what I was able to do for the game of women's basketball. I hope it's the young boys and young girls that are inspired to play the sport or dream to do whatever they wanna do in their lives." clip caitlin on having attention on her: “i wouldn’t want it any other way—there’s people who it’s their 1st time seeing us play—i’m grateful to be in this position and it’s my responsibility to help grow this game—there are certainly days that are harder than others.” clip caitlin on dealing with pressure: “Somehow it feels like the pressure is always taking another level. but I always remind myself it’s not a moment i haven’t been in before. I understand the expectations—I wouldn’t want it any other way—more than anything you just embrace it and i’m excited.” clip sheryl swoopes published her and caitlin's private messages from february 2024 and caitlin was undestanding and courteous following sheryl's false narrative about her record/age/points, etc.: post | article

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