The WNBA Continues To Discredit Caitlin Clark | ALL THE SMOKE Unplugged
All The Smoke
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
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🗓️ 18 December 2024
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Buckle up for an explosive episode of Unplugged that pushes the boundaries of sports commentary and social discourse. This isn't just another podcast – it's a no-holds-barred deep dive into the most pressing conversations that others are afraid to have.
Matt brings the heat with a razor-sharp critique of Washington Mystics owner Sheila Johnson's controversial comments about Caitlin Clark, exposing the real issues beneath the surface.
We take a deep, unflinching look at racist incidents plaguing Beverly Hills schools, featuring Beverly Hills teacher Bella Ivory's groundbreaking lawsuit against the school district, alongside her attorney Brad Gage and a concerned parent fighting for accountability and systemic change.
Trevor Ariza joins us to break down the WNBA's incredible momentum, Zion Williamson's ongoing battle with health challenges, and the nation’s #1 recruit AJ Dybantsa’s commitment to BYU. And for fans who can't get enough of unfiltered takes, Neighborhood Hater Geno returns with his brutally honest breakdown of the struggling Lakers and the latest on Travis Hunter's personal life.
We're not just talking about sports – we're sparking conversations that matter. This is All The Smoke at its absolute finest: raw, real, and completely unrestricted.
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| 0:29.3 | Terms apply. |
| 0:33.5 | Welcome back to another episode of Unplugged. |
| 0:41.6 | She's damned if she does and she's damned if she don't. |
| 0:46.3 | Let's take a second right now to have a moment of silence for Washington Mystics owner Shelley Johnson, |
| 0:51.6 | who suggested that the WMBA as a whole should have been on the cover of Time |
| 0:55.6 | magazine instead of just Caitlin Clark, who graced the cover last week, which is probably some of the |
| 1:01.2 | stupidest shit I've ever heard. And that's no disrespect to the ladies in the league. And we'll get |
| 1:07.8 | to that. But the Twitter community was quick to remind Shelley that a majority of their success as far as attendance came from the Caitlin Clark effect. |
| 1:17.4 | Over 31% of the Mystic's entire attendance was in two games that Caitlin team played against the Mystics. |
| 1:31.1 | The Sparks, the Aces, the mystics, the dream, |
| 1:38.1 | all moved games when Fever came in town because of the attention that Caitlin and her teammates have drawn that last season. Fever's jersey sales was up a thousand percent and attendance was |
| 1:43.2 | up 250 percent and they had the and attendance was up 250 percent. |
| 1:45.3 | And they had the largest attendance on average per year just over 17,000 per game. |
| 1:51.3 | Let me say this. |
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