Hasn't the lesbian angle been a constant rumour about Women's professional golf, and to a lesser extent Women's professional tennis?
What Caitlin Clark is experiencing is jealousy plus a healthy dose of racism. And much less to do with LGBTQ issue.
Most of the players make on average $120,000 and supplement that by playing overseas during the offseason. Then here comes Clark. Her sponsorship deal with Nike alone is worth about 40% of the salary of the ENTIRE league. Needless to say, she doesnt need to play overseas. She will be playing golf, she said. So the other players, even top ones like A'Ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart, are burning inside with jealousy. And in a league which is predominantly black, the old age boogy issue of racism is raising its ugly head.
That attendance this season was up by 48% due largely to Clark, and ratings for games featuring Clark were through the roof, and that increased revenue because of Clark will help all of them mean little to the other players. All they see is a white girl making boatload of money. If they've heard how a black man Tiger Woods transformed golf for the financial benefit of all the players, they care even less. All they care about is their much poorer situation compared to Clark. And they are hopping mad about that. Sad.
And what about Clark herself? She speaks highly of former and current players in plain, not ghetto, English. She dresses conventionally not in rags. She signs autographs endlessly. And she is a heck of a player. Better than all but 3 other players, according to votes for MVP. And she is the most exciting player to ever play in the WNBA. That's it!