ESPN panelist worries about Caitlin Clark being used as 'avatar' for some to attack Black WNBA players

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David Dennis Jr., a writer for ESPN’s Andscape, expressed concerns on Monday about those who were upset with Team USA leaving Caitlin Clark off of the Olympic roster.

Dennis was on "Around the Horn" and worried about Black WNBA players getting targeted in the wake of the Clark drama.

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Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, looks on during the game against the Connecticut Sun on June 10, 2024 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Chris Marion/NBAE via Getty Images)

"I talked about how Caitlin Clark has become an avatar for people to express their disdain for Black women and how a bunch of so-called patriots are going to treat Team USA this summer," he wrote on X.

Dennis said in his clip on the show he did not think the Indiana Fever star was one of the top players available in the pool to choose from either.

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"There can be a healthy sports debate about whether Caitlin Clark should make this team. I’m of the belief she is not one of the top 15 players available," Dennis said, adding that Arike Ogunbowale could be added before Clark if a player has to drop out.

"The problem here is, and what concerns me going forward is those people on the fringe that do exist, who are in real life, not just internet trolls, politicians, pundits and people of the like, who are using Caitlin Clark as an avatar to lash out at the people who they have disdain for, mainly the makeup of the WNBA, Black women, et al.

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Caitlin Clark, #172 of West Des Moines, Iowa, participates in tryouts for