The Root: Published By: Keith Reed
Don Imus died four years ago, and we found out over the weekend his spirit still roams the Earth looking for other white people to possess anytime a Black woman athlete makes for a too-tempting target.
Last night that target was Angel Reese, the LSU forward who, along with her teammates, was the buzzsaw that shredded Caitlyn Clark and her Iowa Hawkeyes in the NCAA Women’s Championship. Until then, it was Clark, playing with the destructive force of a power tool, unleashing lethal shots from long range that subdued every opponent she faced, including a Dawn Staley-led South Carolina team that hadn’t lost a game in almost two years. If it was just about Clark’s basketball prowess, this would be less of a story. But Clark wasn’t content to become the star of this year’s March Madness just for her jumper; she became the newest Queen of Shit Talk. She told a Louisville player to shut up because her squad was down by 15 points. She disrespectfully waved off South Carolina guard Raven Johnson as if she wasn’t even worth defending while Johnson had an open jumper beyond the arc. Read more
