Retired Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Boomer Esiason said the quiet part aloud — the treatment of the Indiana Fever point guard Caitlin Clark has to do with her being straight and white.
In a video clip from his radio program “Boomer and Gio,” Esiason told co-host Gregg “Gio” Giannotti, “If I were Caitlin Clark, I would seriously consider going to play overseas somewhere and get the royal treatment.”
After Gianotti sarcastically quipped Saudi Arabia as a possible option and Esiason ruled out Russia after the controversy stemming from the Brittany Griner conviction and prison sentence, he said, “A lot of the women actually do play in European leagues because they supplement their income.”
After acknowledging that “Caitlin makes a ton of money off the court,” he said “there’s a petty jealousy and she’s a straight, white basketball player, and she is not being treated with any sort of respect whatsoever.”