{"id":384,"date":"2024-07-13T22:21:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T22:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=384"},"modified":"2024-07-13T22:21:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T22:21:50","slug":"everyone-is-pissed-off-with-serena-williams-racist-joke-towards-caitlin-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=384","title":{"rendered":"Everyone Is Pissed Off With Serena Williams\u2019 \u2018Racist\u2019 Joke Towards Caitlin Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Serena Williams hosted the 2024 ESPY Awards and touched on just about everything from Drake losing a rap battle to Kendrick Lamar to speaking on\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/caitlin-clark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caitlin Clark<\/a>\u2019s fan base.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"pw-med-background\">\n<div id=\"med_rect_atf\" class=\"pw-tag\" data-pw-desk=\"med_rect_atf\" data-pw-mobi=\"med_rect_atf\" data-google-query-id=\"CN2iupuFpYcDFSysOgUdU6s0MQ\">\n<p>Williams, who also spoke on\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/shohei-ohtani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shohei Ohtani<\/a>\u2019s translator and Bronny James getting drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers, mentioned\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wnba\/indiana-fever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Fever<\/a>\u00a0star Caitlin Clark, but her joke did not go over as well online.<\/p>\n<p>Clark, who was not at the show, was nominated for three awards: Best Women\u2019s Athlete, Best Record-breaking Performance, and Best Women\u2019s College Athlete.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaitlin Clark had an amazing year and is nominated for three awards,\u201d Williams started her joke at the packed Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. \u201cYou are the Larry Bird in that you are an amazing player, you have ties to Indiana, and white people are really crazy about you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Serena Williams\u2019 opening monologue for The 2024 ESPYS\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mdoPgihLigU\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESPYS24?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESPYS24<\/a> host Serena Williams name dropping Caitlin Clark in her intro<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are the Larry Bird in that you are an amazing player, you have ties to Indiana, and white people are really crazy about you\u201d \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hz1nmFpfYF\">pic.twitter.com\/Hz1nmFpfYF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tyler DeLuca (@TylerDeLuca) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TylerDeLuca\/status\/1811562419132436901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fans online were not pleased with what Serena said about Clark, and she was quickly labeled as racist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chiefs<\/a> K Harrison Butker was at the ESPYs red carpet show &amp; was sitting in one of the front rows when Serena Williams said \u2018WOMANS SPORTS DON\u2019T NEED HARRISON BUTKER\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Awkward \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iSL8qBONbX\">pic.twitter.com\/iSL8qBONbX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1811883759035383953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Serena should have been kicked out of the ESPYS for her comment. It was racist and disrespectful towards the Catholic Church<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter S. Bahi (@PSB0227) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PSB0227\/status\/1811896923605074070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Serena Williams used her ESPYs monologue to make the ridiculous claim that only white people like Caitlin Clark.<\/p>\n<p>The racial discrimination against the WNBA&#8217;s biggest star continues.<\/p>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uFvMxoY4RB\">https:\/\/t.co\/uFvMxoY4RB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CG7OaaJD37\">pic.twitter.com\/CG7OaaJD37<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OutKick (@Outkick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Outkick\/status\/1811805217697964416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It evens out. I used to enjoy Serena in tennis and now her racist comments make me think \u201cnah\u201d not anymore.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JF (@JFOAKESMUSIC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JFOAKESMUSIC\/status\/1811895084469629387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Caitlin Clark is grateful to be the first woman to with the ESPY for best record-breaking moment, but thinks it\u2019s long overdue:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow does Serena Williams never win that award? That\u2019s crazy.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L0KpXYopwT\">pic.twitter.com\/L0KpXYopwT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chloepeterson67\/status\/1811886779169145344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">She is so much more gracious than Serena was. Serena may live to regret that racist comment she made. It was almost as bad as comparing Caitlin to Larry Bird instead of Steph Curry. I hope Caitlin never changes her mature and kind nature.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SJM (@SJM29917074) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SJM29917074\/status\/1811903081900044442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If you have to tell people they should like something that only exist for their entertainment, chances are\u2026 they aren\u2019t entertained. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XrULXiQn1k\">https:\/\/t.co\/XrULXiQn1k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joey Jones (@Johnny_Joey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Johnny_Joey\/status\/1811884290675720639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I know many people who now do not like Serena the racist\u203c\ufe0f\ud83d\udcaf<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Deborah (@ddphdmpa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ddphdmpa\/status\/1811893842787905587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chiefs<\/a> K Harrison Butker was at the ESPYs red carpet show &amp; was sitting in one of the front rows when Serena Williams said \u2018WOMANS SPORTS DON\u2019T NEED HARRISON BUTKER\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Awkward \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iSL8qBONbX\">pic.twitter.com\/iSL8qBONbX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1811883759035383953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cCaitlin you are Larry Bird in that you\u2019re an amazing player, you have ties to Indiana and white people are really crazy about you\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Host Serena Williams at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESPYS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESPYS<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WNBA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RDxc3qIG4R\">pic.twitter.com\/RDxc3qIG4R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clark Report (@CClarkReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CClarkReport\/status\/1811560536527515954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow. Racist much, Serena? Yet you bleach and straighten your hair and married a white guy so your kid wouldn\u2019t be black. And you do whatever Hazbeen and his bully wife tell you to do. Quite the facade you have there.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nekrasova \u041f\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440 (@Nekrasova0128) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nekrasova0128\/status\/1811885917763698924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Serena showing how racists act. Not good look.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Deep Waters (@verydeepwaters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/verydeepwaters\/status\/1811885271010689473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The tennis legend, who holds 23 Grand Slam titles, has not issued an apology or spoken out since making those comments.<\/p>\n<p>Much like anything said about her, Caitlin Clark is unlikely to speak out about this moment at the ESPY Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Clark is getting ready to play a game on Friday against the Phoenix Mercury as she continues on her torrid pace.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-5\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw_report_ad_container\">\n<h2 id=\"h-caitlin-clark-becomes-first-wnba-player-with-historic-stat-line\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Caitlin Clark Becomes First WNBA Player With Historic Stat Line<\/h2>\n<p>Caitlin Clark was a phenomenon in college, and it has followed her into the pros.<\/p>\n<p>She left college as the top scorer in men\u2019s or women\u2019s college basketball history, and she is already breaking and creating records in the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wnba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WNBA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Clark made WNBA history by posting a ridiculous stat line that no other player has secured before her.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Clark secured 29 points, 13 assists, five rebounds, five 3-pointers, five steals, and three blocks during a game against the Washington Mystics.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Caitlin Clark is forging a path of her own \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s game vs. the Mystics, Caitlin Clark becomes the 1st player in the NBA and WNBA to record 29 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB, 5 3PM, 5 STL and 3 BLK in a game!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WelcomeToTheW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WelcomeToTheW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PT5fyrBxTs\">pic.twitter.com\/PT5fyrBxTs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WNBA (@WNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNBA\/status\/1811106807538143483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/player\/stats\/_\/id\/4433403\/caitlin-clark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESPN<\/a>, Clark is currently averaging 16.1 points, 6.0 rebounds, 7.4 assists, and 1.4 steals per game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serena Williams hosted the 2024 ESPY Awards and touched on just about everything from Drake losing a rap battle to Kendrick Lamar to speaking on\u00a0Caitlin Clark\u2019s fan base. 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