{"id":387,"date":"2024-07-13T22:28:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T22:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=387"},"modified":"2024-07-13T22:28:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T22:28:04","slug":"caitlin-clark-responds-to-serena-williams-after-tennis-icon-makes-controversial-white-people-joke-about-her-at-the-espys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=387","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark Responds To Serena Williams After Tennis Icon Makes Controversial \u201cWhite People\u201d Joke About Her At The ESPYs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/caitlin-clark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caitlin Clark<\/a>\u00a0has responded to Serena Williams\u2019 \u201cwhite people\u201d joke following an eventful ESPY Awards ceremony.<\/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 class=\"mai-ad-video mai-connatix\" data-al=\"content\" data-unit=\"tpsplayer\" data-content-name=\"mai-ad-content-tpsplayer\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div id=\"cnx-outside\">\n<p>The former tennis star hosted the event on Thursday night and made several jokes, one of which was about Clark\u2019s white fans.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCaitlin Clark had an amazing year and is nominated for three awards,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>she said.<em>\u00a0\u201cCaitlin, you 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<\/em><\/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>As expected, not everyone found it funny, with some considering it divisive.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>Clark, however, didn\u2019t have any issues with the quip and praised Williams for her hosting job.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cObviously Serena did a tremendous job hosting,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>she told reporters, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/wnba\/caitlin-clark-dropped-the-mic-with-passionate-sermon-about-serena-williams-espys-wnba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/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<h2 id=\"h-caitlin-clark-wondered-out-loud-how-serena-williams-wasn-t-the-first-woman-to-win-the-best-record-breaking-performance-award-at-the-espys\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Caitlin Clark Wondered Out Loud How Serena Williams Wasn\u2019t The First Woman To Win The Best Record-Breaking Performance Award At The ESPYs<\/h2>\n<p>Clark also claimed to be of the view that Williams should have been the first female to win the ESPY for Best Record-Breaking Performance.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYea I didn\u2019t know that until my little brother sent it to me this morning. I think it\u2019s pretty cool,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>she added.<em>\u00a0\u201cIt probably shouldn\u2019t have been the first woman to win that award, in my eyes. I grew up supporting so many different female athletes who I idolized and I loved. The amount of records I\u2019ve seen broken, like how did Serena Williams never win that award? It\u2019s crazy.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CC on being the 1st woman to win the Best Record Breaking Performance ESPY: \u201cYea I didn\u2019t know that until my little brother sent it to me this morning\u2026. It probably shouldn\u2019t have been the first woman to win that award\u2026 how did Serena Williams never win that award?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Full clip: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v11LfHKciK\">pic.twitter.com\/v11LfHKciK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matthew Byrne (@MatthewByrne1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewByrne1\/status\/1811888358857064459?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>Clark won said accolade on the night, the first female ever to do so, as well as the Best Women\u2019s College Athlete Award. She was also nominated for the Best Women\u2019s Athlete Award, but that one went to\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wnba\/las-vegas-aces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Las Vegas Aces<\/a>\u00a0star A\u2019ja Wilson.<\/p>\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>Caitlin Clark\u00a0has responded to Serena Williams\u2019 \u201cwhite people\u201d joke following an eventful ESPY Awards ceremony. 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