Caitlin Clark Olympics snub down to the ‘black gay mafia’, says Jason Whitlock: ‘They/Thems hate Cait’
Jason Whitlock has reacted angrily to Caitlin Clark’s criticism of Team USA’s Olympics, blaming “BLM-LGBTQIA+Silent P Alphabet Mafia bigots” in a series of angry social media posts.
News of Clark’s rejection in Paris has sparked widespread shock across the American sports world, but conservative podcaster Whitlock went further on Saturday by blaming the gay community for the WNBA star’s absence.
Initially, Whitlock said he was happy Clark wouldn’t be competing in the upcoming Games, writing, “Am I the only one happy they left Caitlin Clark off the Olympic team? Now I don’t have to watch a bunch of angry, entitled feminists hating America play hoops.”
But the target of Whitlock’s ire quickly veered away from patriotism when he wrote, “They/They hate Cait. End of story.’
He continued in a separate post: “Women’s basketball decision makers are not stupid. They have been bullied by the fanatics of the BLM-LGBTQIA+Silent P Alphabet Mafia.
Caitlin Clark has reportedly been left out of the US team for this year’s Olympics
Jason Whitlock blamed the ‘BLM-LGBTQIA+ alphabet mafia’ for Clark’s surprising omission
“The same cowardice that built George Floyd statues, made Juneteenth a federal holiday, codified gay marriage, allowed ‘kid-friendly’ drag shows, allowed ‘Lia Thomas’ to swim… They keep making offers we won’t refuse.
“The mafia hates Cait. She refuses to publicly worship the Yas Queens and doesn’t cut hair, so she sleeps with the fishes.’
Clark’s treatment by the WNBA has come under scrutiny during the first 12 games of her career in the league, with players seemingly targeting her because of the hype after she was the first pick in this year’s Draft.
She was pushed off the ball to the ground by Chennedy Carter in last week’s game against the Chicago Sky. OutKick founder Clay Travis said the physicality Clark had to endure in games was due to the fact that she is “a white heterosexual woman in a black lesbian league.”
After echoing these sentiments, Whitlock turned his attention back to the sport itself, disagreeing with a follower who said there isn’t a single member of the U.S. Olympic team she should replace.
“She could replace any of the twelve. None are needed to win the gold,” Whitlock said. “The “who are you removing from the team?” debate is comical. As if it matters.
“For the first time in American history, women have the biggest star in sports and they don’t know how to use it. This is high comedy. They’re all Tito. She is Michael. Go away.’
Clark, the first pick in this year’s WNBA Draft, has taken the popularity of women’s basketball to a new level since being selected by the Indiana Fever.
The 22-year-old Clark was selected first overall in the WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever earlier this year
She scored 30 points on Friday to lead the Fever to a close victory over Washington Mystics
But her Olympic omission had been expected for weeks, as DailyMail.Com reported a month ago, on May 8.
There’s a “pay your dues with Team USA” mantra within the national team, meaning players can’t expect to be included for the biggest games if they’re not consistently available.
Clark was the only college player invited to participate in the 14-player U.S. training camp earlier this year. However, she was unable to attend because she was part of the Iowa Hawkeyes team that reached the national championship game in the NCAA tournament.
On Friday, Clark scored 30 points as the Fever defeated Washington Mystics 85-83 for their third win of the season.
The WNBA season will be interrupted from July 21 to August 14 for the Americans to open the Group C tournament against Germany, Japan and Belgium.
The US will kick-start its quest for another medal against the Japanese on July 29.
Team USA is eyeing its eighth consecutive Olympic basketball gold medal – and 10th overall – in Paris.
