CC is not really wrong, the WNBA has been built by black women. Doesn't even matter if it was not a popular product before. Doesn't really matter if it's popular going forward. I'm not old enough to have witnessed the early days, but I don't remember the NBA becoming really popular until the 80's and there were plenty of generational talents in the league before Magic, Bird, & Jordan. If CC is the Bird to Reeses' Magic, good for the WNBA.
There is only one paragraph in that piece that is even remotely controversial. I think people are being way too hard on her. Honestly, if it takes a white, generational player to get another part of the population to care about the product, it's kinda proving her point. Same with Tiger and golf. Enjoy it while it's happening. Few even paid attention before. Let's see where it goes.
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