Former ESPN personality Jemele Hill gained significant attention, albeit for the wrong reasons, a few days ago when she minimized Caitlin Clark’s impact on the rising popularity of women’s basketball. In addition, she criticized the media for failing to provide equal attention to Black players. Hill asserted that the media’s coverage of women’s sports has been inadequate, suggesting a bias favoring white players like Caitlin Clark and UConn standout Paige Bueckers.

Caitlin Clark and Jemele Hill 

During Sunday’s national championship game, the NCAA’s leading scorer of all time demonstrated her prowess by contributing 18 points out of the Hawkeyes’ total of 27 in the first quarter alone, helping Iowa establish a seven-point lead against the undefeated South Carolina team. Despite her efforts, South Carolina’s relentless defense overwhelmed the Hawkeyes and their undisputed leader, ultimately leading to a late surge by South Carolina, resulting in an 87-75 victory.

Following the defeat, Jemele Hill revised her stance and commended Caitlin Clark for her accomplishments at Iowa. Just days prior, Hill had criticized the media for neglecting to cover Aliyah Boston during her college career, despite her being arguably the best player at the time. Now, Clark is poised to join Boston as a teammate.

Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston

“I mean, Aliyah Boston was the best player in college just a couple of years ago. And she did not get even a tenth of this media coverage that Caitlin Clark did. Now, some people would say, ‘Oh, it’s her game.’ But I don’t think it was that. She’s tremendous on television, and I’m thinking, What a missed opportunity for the national media to really elevate who she was as a person, she stated, via The NewYorkPost.com.”

Iowa and Caitlin Clark set numerous viewership records during their victories against LSU Tigers and UConn Huskies. The audience figures for Clark’s last collegiate game are expected to be revealed on Monday. Although Clark’s departure from college basketball didn’t meet her expectations, she managed to break one final record before transitioning to the WNBA.

In a dramatic turn of events during the first quarter, Clark cemented her legacy by surpassing former Tennessee guard Chamique Holdsclaw’s long-standing NCAA Tournament scoring record of 479 points, achieved in the late 1990s, with a crucial 3-pointer.