Kareem Abdul-Jabbar misses the point on Caitlin Clark and the face of the WNBA debate
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has every right to think A’ja Wilson is a better basketball player than Caitlin Clark.A lot of people do, and I'm not here to argue they're wrong.Wilson is a four-time WNBA MVP, three-time Defensive Player of the Year, eight-time All-Star and three-time league champion. There’s no argument that Clark’s professional résumé is as robust as Wilson’s.CHINEY OGWUMIKE CLAIMING THAT A’JA WILSON IS ‘GREATER’ THAN TOM BRADY EXPOSES ESPN’S WNBA CREDIBILITY PROBLEMBut that isn't the same argument as saying Wilson is the "face of the league" and Caitlin Clark is not.That's where Kareem is very, very wrong.Abdul-Jabbar wrote on his Substack about the letter sent by 11 Republican lawmakers to the WNBA asking commissioner Cathy Engelbert to address the physical treatment Clark has received on the court.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has every right to think A’ja Wilson is a better basketball player than Caitlin Clark.A lot of people do, and I'm not here to argue they're wrong.Wilson is a four-time WNBA MVP, three-time Defensive Player of the Year, eight-time All-Star and three-time league champion. There’s no argument that Clark’s professional résumé is as robust as Wilson’s.CHINEY OGWUMIKE CLAIMING THAT A’JA WILSON IS ‘GREATER’ THAN TOM BRADY EXPOSES ESPN’S WNBA CREDIBILITY PROBLEMBut that isn't the same argument as saying Wilson is the "face of the league" and Caitlin Clark is not.That's where Kareem is very, very wrong.Abdul-Jabbar wrote on his Substack about the letter sent by 11 Republican lawmakers to the WNBA asking commissioner Cathy Engelbert to address the physical treatment Clark has received on the court. The letter called Clark "the face of your league," which apparently bothered Kareem quite a bit.He called Clark "a very good, possibly even a great, player," but argued that labeling one player the face of the league without the "on-court and cross-platform dominance" of Michael Jordan or LeBron James is insulting to other great players.OK, fine. But Kareem is leaving out some critical context.LeBron James did not have LeBron James’ résumé when fans decided he was the face of the NBA.LeBron was on the cover of Sports Illustrated as "The Chosen One" while he was still in high school.
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- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has every right to think A’ja Wilson is a better basketball player than Caitlin Clark.A lot of people do, and I'm not here to argue they're wrong.Wilson is a four-time WNBA MVP, three-time Defensive Player of the Year, eight-time All-Star and three-time league champion. There’s no argument that Clark’s professional résumé is as robust as Wilson’s.CHINEY OGWUMIKE CLAIMING THAT A’JA WILSON IS ‘GREATER’ THAN TOM BRADY EXPOSES ESPN’S WNBA CREDIBILITY PROBLEMBut that isn't the same argument as saying Wilson is the "face of the league" and Caitlin Clark is not.That's where Kareem is very, very wrong.Abdul-Jabbar wrote on his Substack about the letter sent by 11 Republican lawmakers to the WNBA asking commissioner Cathy Engelbert to address the physical treatment Clark has received on the court.
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