Caitlin Clark unbothered by people using her name in culture wars: 'Basketball's my job'

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Caitlin Clark's popularity continues to be a hot-button topic, especially when it comes to her race.

WNBA stars, perhaps most notably A'ja Wilson, have said that the 2024 No. 1 overall pick is as popular as she is partially because she is White.

Her own coach, Becky Hammon, seemed to disagree, but the conversation remains ongoing.

There's a new discussion about Clark every day, and plenty of them aren't even about her skill on the court.

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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever warms up before the game against the Mystics at Capital One Arena on June 7, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (G Fiume/Getty Images)

Clark was asked how she felt about people "using [her] name in whatever culture wars" they have, but Clark has one focus in mind and continues to block the outside noise.

"It's not something I can control. I don't put too much thought and time into thinking about things like that. To be honest, I don't see a lot of it," Clark said on Thursday. 

"Like I've said, basketball's my job. Everything on the outside, I can't control that, so I'm not going to spend time thinking about that. People can talk about what they want to talk about, create conversations about whatever it is, but I think for myself, I'm just here to play basketball. I'm here to have fun. I'm here to help my team win. We've won three games, feel like we've been in a position to win a few more than that. My focus is on helping us do that. I don't pay much mind to all of that, to be honest."

It seems that Clark continues to be singled out on the floor: Chennedy Carter was hit with a flagrant foul after a blindside hip-check on