Jemele Hill on Caitlin Clark’s Role in the Growth of the WNBA

Jemele Hill on Caitlin Clark’s Role in the Growth of the WNBA | The Rich Eisen Show

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The Atlantic’s Jemele Hill and Rich Eisen Show guest host Jim Jackson discuss the role of Caitlin Clark in the growth of popularity of the WNBA.
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@user-mg1gd5vw9x 11 күн бұрын

The last thing the WNBA needs is Jemele Hill as its spokesperson.

@mopar_keys 11 күн бұрын

Agreed! They need a Dana white 😂

@isaiahayers1550 11 күн бұрын

Uhhhh...why not?

@blueguise23 11 күн бұрын

Praying she is as she will take the entire league down.

@himwhoisnottobenamed5427 11 күн бұрын

@@isaiahayers1550Uhhh. Because she’s hating on Clark for no reason. Out of jealousy one might say.

@isaiahayers1550 10 күн бұрын

@@himwhoisnottobenamed5427 hating on her how?! She didn't say a bad word about her

@TonyLee-fm2fy 11 күн бұрын

Women’s basketball would rather cash NBA welfare subsidies than clean up their game and make it marketable

@whiteknob7944 11 күн бұрын

That’s black culture.

@blueguise23 11 күн бұрын

Boycott.

@semajtheprod 10 күн бұрын

@@whiteknob7944*women culture.

@bronxriverchinobrown2856 9 күн бұрын

Sooo..this is our culture buddy if u dnt like it dnt watch. I bet u think Eminem is the best rapper alive too don’t u?

@playlist55 9 күн бұрын

@@bronxriverchinobrown2856 Learn how to spell chino.

@MrDboydeluxe 11 күн бұрын

Ohhh lord...A Jemele Hill interview..

@kmo1765 10 күн бұрын

Can't take the truth huh

@Bklyn2SoCal 9 күн бұрын

@kmo1765 Actually everything she said in this clip was spot on & I'm not a Jemele fan, because most of the time she can't get out of the way if her dislike towards White people....& she doesn't hide it. Look, no matter who's saying what, the 1st thing I try to do is allow what is being said, to stand on it's own merit & if Hitler said 1 + 1 = 2, he's still Hitler.

@j.c.s5630 8 күн бұрын

@@kmo1765 there are many truths bro. we just tired of partisans that includes those trumpers as well. its just naseating already for simpletons

@dnice4335 4 күн бұрын

@@j.c.s5630 SMART PERSON YOU ARE

@breezybreeze12 11 күн бұрын

😂😂 she has no understanding. The WNBA is an awful product. They need to make major changes asap

@biolausc 11 күн бұрын

Caitlin Clark is a basketball player, she's not called to be Moses for the Black or LGBTQ community!

@friendshipauto8241 11 күн бұрын

CC will be the only reason the WNBA will be successful.

@beyondthepalepodcast6293 11 күн бұрын

idk ask women that is half the population why they haven't supported the WNBA in the last 10 years.....

@johntruxal432 11 күн бұрын

27 years of welfarenba....

@Pseudoplaydo 3 күн бұрын

Because the entertainment of the sport was never based on gender.

@beyondthepalepodcast6293 3 күн бұрын

@@Pseudoplaydo but to go mainstream Women have to be on board as they are the biggest consumers NBA NFL NHL MLB Boxing MMA UK Football Golf Tennies all have massive female fanbases that spend money and feed the sport..

@johntruxal432 3 күн бұрын

@@beyondthepalepodcast6293 at best women support womens tennis/golf but zero other females in pro female sports...

@enbo1728 11 күн бұрын

I actually watched some WNBA, just to see Caitlin Clark. The Most Famous Female Basketball Player!

@andref9663 11 күн бұрын

Why would the WNBA need you if you're only going to be there for Clark?

@enbo1728 10 күн бұрын

@@andref9663 , they just want my money. Caitlin bring 10k more ppl that all other players at the court.

@markburton8653 9 күн бұрын

It brings viewership and money to the league which will help the players make more money

@perrycampbell6499 11 күн бұрын

Dam she is a joke. 😂😂😂😂😂

@jon010482 11 күн бұрын

I learned about her from Kevin Durant talking about her on a podcast when she was in high school. She’s the first female basketball player that NBA guys are going to watch. Not just going to support.

@user-ng4nn4zw6r 11 күн бұрын

If the WNBA was stagnant, had even lost ground, and then Caitlin Clark comes along and the WNBA all of a sudden becomes relevant and shoots upward, then that is not Caitlin Clark contributing to the growth of the WNBA, that is Caitlin Clark GROWING THE WNBA. As a Black male, I have no problem stating that this recent growth in WNBA attention has NOTHING TO DO WITH Angel Reese or any of the other rookies nor of any of the veteran players. Only a disingenuous or inattentive person would say otherwise. This recent renovation of the WNBA is due solely to the Caitlin Clark Construction Company - sole proprietor.

@Big_Los704 11 күн бұрын

The WNBA generated 200 million last year

@s.w.warbirds4126 11 күн бұрын

@@Big_Los704 The WNBA is owned and subsidized by the NBA, which brings in over $8 billion annually in revenue. The NBA itself is a private business association of 30 franchises. If you do the math, the WNBA costs the ownership of each of the 30 franchises roughly $333,000 per year. This is because the WNBA loses about $10 million each year. While $333,000 might be a lot to an average person to lose each year it amounts to less than a quarter of a percent worth of revenue that each ownership group brings in even after paying NBA player salaries. Thus, for the NBA owners it’s a small price to pay for giving girls the chance to play in a professional basketball league. If WNBA players were paid according to their actual value relative to the NBA players rate, the average WNBA player salary should be around $3,000 per year. That is their true labor value.

@her0user048 9 күн бұрын

I agree because I am only interested because of Caitlin and I do think we have a bit of reverse racism but there is no actual term for what I am describing. She is a Larry Bird and we are seeing her bring popularity to a sport dominated by men. Who cares that the sport is getting attention because of her. The sport will benefit.

@michaels.2331 11 күн бұрын

I don’t think Jemele watched any Iowa games.

@jonosay854 11 күн бұрын

I see Jemele Hill...INSTANT 👎🏽

@sonnycarter8447 11 күн бұрын

Hill, who made the Hitler comment about the Boston Celtics.? Hill, who was suspended twice at ESPN then eventually fired for her comments about political issues that were against policy.? The female version of Keith Oberman..

@RetroKid 11 күн бұрын

Her role is to play basketball. Anyone assigning additional roles and duties are only obviously trying to use Clarks enormous fanbase to acheive their own goals. Just like the WNBA players, get your own fanbase, Jamele, and stop trying to use Caitlin to deliver your messages for you.

@user-hg1wk6lt3y 11 күн бұрын

Amen! Let her play ball. She has no responsibility or expectations to there agenda

@Geewasright 11 күн бұрын

All good. When she gets knocked down and her teammates don’t defend her, remember their role is to play basketball.

@RetroKid 11 күн бұрын

@@Geewasright Great logic.

@johntruxal432 11 күн бұрын

The ratings are out...fever games draw 2million , non fever 441k. Attendance , fever 17k , non fever 7k. Clark$ the draw not the entitled league that prefers nba money and victimhood status....btw hill is rascist...

@thehammer810able 10 күн бұрын

As a Michigan native we don’t claim Jamele. She likes to play the race card too much.

@rgj9524 11 күн бұрын

LOL! Angel Reese! Jamele can't help herself! No, it's all CC. Stop it.

@winstonsyme5899 11 күн бұрын

Specially when you look at attendance. Clark is the difference. There is no rivalry.

@sirodutexas1484 11 күн бұрын

Angel who?

@mattsteichen3826 9 күн бұрын

The implication is that the WNBA previously deserved attention. That's not how entertainment industries work. The league didn't have entertaining players before. Now they have one.

@nesbitt611 11 күн бұрын

Congrats Jemele on your platform! You should thank Caitlin Clark, people might even start remembering your name🤣🤣🤣

@Oneanddone14 8 күн бұрын

Her role right now is driving 98% of the growth. She is a cultural phenomena.

@jasonisaac9614 11 күн бұрын

Crazy how a girl that just shows up and plays basketball and gives credit to everybody else cans seems pretty humble has managed to become so controversial. They made at Caitlin just because she doesn’t feed the trolls

@markburton8653 9 күн бұрын

Tiger Woods brought a lot of non golf fans to the sport because of his talent. Caitlyn Clark has unbelievable talent which brings attention to the WNBA. It has nothing to do with race, to say it does is racist in itself.

@coreyclark3874 11 күн бұрын

Jemele says that people like to watch Caitlin because she shoots 3's and that's exciting. Jemele then says that the bigger players that play in the paint dominate the game. Instead of attributing the increase in viewership to the public's enjoyment of watching the more exciting style of play, she chooses give the credit to racism. She then plugs her race hustling buddy Bomani; who also doesn't understand that people don't want to watch the dominate slow bigs in the paint, so he insinuates that it must be racism also. Does that sum it up?

@LanskeyBeatz 9 күн бұрын

And the reason why Cameron Brink isn't in CC's shoes. The more they speak the more they sound dumb

@her0user048 9 күн бұрын

This is essential to watch. I am so glad i opened this video up

@uncleb7821 11 күн бұрын

Rich, why in the hell would you have this dude on to talk about women’s sports?

@jaylesebrown7664 11 күн бұрын

This dude is former NBA All-Star Jim Jackson. I think he's qualified to speak on the game.

@Josh-vl4bj 11 күн бұрын

Ok everyone, let’s all take a breath and try to say one nice thing about Jemele. I’ll start, that shirt goes well with her eye’s.

@dwilliams380 11 күн бұрын

You wild 😂😂

@s.w.warbirds4126 11 күн бұрын

Jemele Hill 🤡

@houseofchinn6112 11 күн бұрын

How original

@s.w.warbirds4126 11 күн бұрын

@@houseofchinn6112 She is Toxic ☠

@houseofchinn6112 11 күн бұрын

@@s.w.warbirds4126 to you. Sounds like you're fragile and you need to express yourself on social media instead of coping

@QuanBerry 11 күн бұрын

She def not a clown

@CliftonSimon4924 5 күн бұрын

I think Catilyn Clarke is so skilful that she is destined for this should be expected. Not anyone should receive this, but only to a few truly one in a lifetime players.

@DerekLaugann 9 күн бұрын

Talks about CAITLIN to be relevant!!! Talk about being A USER! Caitlin better demand some cut from Jemele for all the press she's getting with her supposed Racist hate on CC.

@brett8532 10 күн бұрын

The last person anyone wants to hear from

@wisethabrain1100 11 күн бұрын

ONCE AGAIN tip toeing around the real issue the WNBA always had it's boring n sloppy most of the times...every woman is not Arike or CC!

@dng6121 11 күн бұрын

everyone loves caitlin, nobody knows the wnba exists. caitlin should move on from a bunch of nobodies.

@dabidibup 10 күн бұрын

Here are genuine suggestions (from a male perspective) to make the WNBA more marketable (keeping in mind so many fans think new fans ruin franchises): Huge halftime shows (Pink?), cute animals as cheerleaders, selfie booth with green screen and props, throwing (arm-)ribbons on the play for various causes and the girls would pick them up and wear them kinda like a hat-trick, comments on the megatron, women-oriented merch (any suggestion here would look bad, so...) candles with logos, bathroom accessories and make ponchos (apron-tank) a WNBA thing, not an old-fashion ones, have it so it rests like a tanktop but hangs down (idea cause guys/bfs might wear them too)

@Ramladux 7 күн бұрын

Oh now she's been nice goodie shoes after she threw Caitlin under the bus many times. Hipercrate!

@thexmark7 6 күн бұрын

There are other white ,straight women in the WNBA who are not known . Catlin is a generation player with an interesting style.

@elsgar7862 9 күн бұрын

It’s easy to figure out why it took CC to change the game her playing style is different from the wrestling the WNBA has been ustu if you had black players who can actually be role models it be different. But you have the best player in history Asia Wilson cursing/ acting gangster an making racist comments as your example. America doesn’t want to raise our daughters like that sorry but y’all can I don’t want her looking up to lesbians as idols but y’all can. Serena Williams is a role model for the way she Carries herself. Y’all keep trying to push your agenda

@respond1984 11 күн бұрын

She looks rough…..goes with the rage and hatred in her heart.

@michaelcurtis9179 8 күн бұрын

Hill is a fringe sports journalist, she's known as a race hustler in professional sports.

@JayCeeL4513 9 күн бұрын

I don't usually agree with much of what she says but she's spot on here.

@ubaldobarragan898 10 күн бұрын

So she basically said the WNBA was always a great sport but men’s NBA took it away from them

@nesbitt611 11 күн бұрын

I bet Jemelle is exited! People finally noticed her thanks to CC. COVID had nothing to do w wnba decline. Some of us dont care about wnba if not for CC

@c2itccase9 11 күн бұрын

That’s not Jamele Hill, it’s Charles Barkley. Isn’t it?

@blueguise23 11 күн бұрын

😂 She's been bleaching. Naturally darker.

@friendshipauto8241 11 күн бұрын

Barkley has come out as a CC supporter ; which Ms. Hill is not.

@KevinLopez-np8qm 11 күн бұрын

She leads the league in turnovers if she cleans that up then she will be fine I know the hate will continue if Clark was on any contender team then she will ball Fever had back to back 1st picks Mitchell was a top 5 pick like Nlyssa Smith

@132byrdman 11 күн бұрын

Ups an downs. You mean all downs. Hate on Clark but she pays yals bills.

@ttaylor758 11 күн бұрын

Jemele the victim. She’s perfect at it

@justonjenkins1589 4 күн бұрын

Let me ask you something so this lady said. Caitlin clark doesn't deserve a shoe deal. What if they white sports analyst had said. Michael Jordan doesn't deserve a shoe deal because he hasn't heard. It would not be viewed as racist. I'm just Asking for a friend

@user-ng4nn4zw6r 11 күн бұрын

Jemelle talks about the inception of the WNBA whereby it started off hot out the gate. Eventually people realized that the product wasn't good. Thus, the fanfare fell off and the teams had to relocate their games to smaller and smaller arenas. At no time during the downturn of the WNBA did the WNBA experience the current degree of celebrity status experienced today (people wrongfully use the word "notoriety", but notoriety has to do with recognition of the negative kind. Celebrity is recognition of the good or positive kind). However, at the rate AND current direction in which the WNBA is now headed with this anti-Caitlin mess, the "celebrity" will soon revert back to "notoriety".

@user-ng4nn4zw6r 11 күн бұрын

The media can do no more than the public is interested

@porterwake3898 11 күн бұрын

Jemele Hill the professional victim.

@friendshipauto8241 11 күн бұрын

hill is broken and can not get out of her way.

@minnesotafretswithmartybei5890 8 күн бұрын

Already know her ridiculous comments

@michaels.2331 11 күн бұрын

Why is a hit song a hit?

@playerx2006 11 күн бұрын

Caitlin Clark pulling in my interest than the NBA Finals!

@925_antioch_ca_rap 11 күн бұрын

Jemele should marry dr umar

@brucee4634 11 күн бұрын

I wanted so much to be a fan of the WNBA but all the drama, jealousy, bullying, racism, whatever has definitely been major turn off. I will focus back on baseball now. WNBA missed a golden opportunity and did market their new young players properly. I was always a casual fan but was drawn in again by Reese, Cardoso and Clark. The bias against Clark is sickening. They continually harp on the fact that she is white, apparently that really bothers people.

@friendshipauto8241 11 күн бұрын

Jemele Hill is a hater and everything she says has an angle...she is smoke and mirrors. I wish she would start loving and stop hating.

@davesmith2673 6 күн бұрын

why is jamele on tv?

@Seanyz 11 күн бұрын

Jim Jackson was a rocket so I will always have love for him. But now for a joke, lol why the hell is he on here?

@user-ng4nn4zw6r 11 күн бұрын

EMULATE, DON'T HATE!!!

@user-ft6wo8rs5g 11 күн бұрын

Angel Reese is a bum

@ricardoa.aggabao8413 11 күн бұрын

hehehehehe … Hill is not answering the question …😅

@lawrencehayes-ve3np 11 күн бұрын

ANGEL-REESE WON A CHAMPIONSHIP IN COLEDGE . NO GREAT WHITE HOPE !!!

@wendyduehr8086 11 күн бұрын

What's coledge? Angel's fans spell like she does.

@coreyclark3874 11 күн бұрын

@lawrencehayes-ve3np Angel Reese's team won a championship in college. Angel Reese's team was full of five star talent and were supposed to win. Angel Reese was not the reason that her team won a championship, as she was never the best player on that team.

@friendshipauto8241 11 күн бұрын

angel is good , but she is no CC... so stop trying to bring clout to a B player.

@dng6121 11 күн бұрын

talk is cheap. do something to make yourself useful.

@TheDailyWisecrack 9 күн бұрын

JEMELE WHO???

@thomassabecky3055 9 күн бұрын

The fact that the woke media is put on sports channels dominated by conservative viewers is mind blowing. I cut cable because I didn’t care about ESPN and sports coverage because of this stuff. Nobody wants race baiting wacko Hill on your channel.

@ohiopigeon 11 күн бұрын

blah blah blah racism blah blah lez

@AlexMoonrize Күн бұрын

Wow what a hater Jemele Hill is! First she had to bring up Angel Reese in to the conversation. And secondly she said “you may not be able to have the foot work or athleticism like Aja Wilson but maybe you can be able to shoot from the logo like Caitlin Clark”. Totally degrading Caitlin Clark’s game implying that her game is much easier to visualize and do than what Aja Wilson’s style of play. Jemele is totally delusional. She hides all the facts, and she knows it. Caitlin Clark is the only reason why people are watching the WNBA PERIOD. Not Angel Reese. Not Aja Wilson. Not because all the rookie players that they drafted this year. Non of that BS. ITS ONLY BECAUSE OF CAITLIN CLARK PERIOD! Let’s keep it real Jemele Hill!

@user-ft6wo8rs5g 11 күн бұрын

Jemele the racist

@awruble9047 11 күн бұрын

Its all about one word... JEALOUSLY....28 million dollar deal before you even step on court as a rookie, does not sit well as you have seen and read psst couple months.

@knuke9596 7 күн бұрын

Why have this hater on your show Rich? Her takes are horrible?

@dakotaflower5926 10 күн бұрын

Rich, I generally like your content… But Jemele Hill is a joke and has been for nearly a decade now so wtf are you doing? 😂😂😂

@enzogonzales3038 9 күн бұрын

Jamele hill....ughhhhhhh

@abc631 11 күн бұрын

Disgusting

@bryanwelch6209 5 күн бұрын

What gains has the wnba had? Just asking for more money from the nba? Hahahaha.

@jeffreycabral8160 11 күн бұрын

Institutional knowledge of the WNBA blah hahahahahahaha

@bulldawg202 11 күн бұрын

Great idea WNBA calk all the new fans of CC racist and wonder why you aren't making money 😂

@hunterwill22 11 күн бұрын

God this woman sucks

@0721SCC 11 күн бұрын

Boring

@donaldbucher472 11 күн бұрын

Everything Ms. Hill says is reasonable. It is sad to read so many haters here.

@friendshipauto8241 11 күн бұрын

Ms. Hill is only saying what she is saying because she knows the obvious, CC is going to save the WNBA from having to Depend on the NBA to pay the bills .IF Hill had an opportunity she would throw CC under the bus all day.