USA Today Reporter apologizes for invoking Emmett Till in column about Caitlin Clark after upsetting the woke

Riley Gaines addresses the controversy surrounding WNBA star Caitlin Clark, asserting that concerns for Clark stem from her exceptional talent, not her race or sexuality. Gaines suggests jealousy from other players is fueling the on-court abuse and the league's 'self-imploding' nature. She questions the double standards applied to different athletes.

USA Today "reporter" Nancy Armour has apologized for invoking Emmett Till in a column targeting — who else? — Caitlin Clark.

"In my recent column, I made an inartful comparison with the murder of Emmett Till. I intended to connect the issues the WNBA is currently facing with its All-Star Game being hosted in Till’s hometown of Chicago," Armour wrote in an apology posted Thursday on — where else? — Bluesky. "I obviously did not provide enough context for that."

USA TODAY WRITER SAYS CAITLIN CLARK PUTS BLACK AND QUEER WNBA PLAYERS 'IN DANGER' BY FLOPPING

For background, Armour published one of the most desperate and irresponsible sports columns of the year earlier this week, arguing that Clark's reactions to missed calls put "Black" and "queer" WNBA players "in danger."

Paraphrasing Armour's argument wouldn't do it justice. So here it is:

"It shouldn’t need reminding this country has an awful history of Black people being harmed, even killed, in the name of 'defending' white women. The WNBA’s All-Star Game this weekend is in Chicago, Emmett Till’s hometown, and a local art gallery is currently hosting an exhibit imagining his life if he hadn’t been lynched. While it’s incumbent on the WNBA to do more to protect its players, there also should be an expectation on Clark to recognize the wider consequences of her actions."

In other words, according to Armour, defending Clark's