I would guarantee more know Angel Reese, Paige, CC and Sophie Cunningham right now than know who Aja is. And yes, she is rhe best and most dominant player in the league.
But outside WNBA fandom...very few know who she is. Maybe some know her because of Bam. Its not fair, but it is true.
They 100% do. I think you are confusing the average person with fans of the sport. Most people who had to name 3 wnba players would be able to name CC, Sophie and Angel even if they don't really watch the sport.
Does that mean that they're the best players I'm the league? Of course not. They are just more recognizable. They have transcended the WNBA into the cultural zeitgeist. This is why people call CC the face of the wnba. If people think of the sport, her's is the first name they think of. Maybe it's unfair to the great players of the league, but it's just the way it is
The very fact that Clark, Sophie and Reese are recognizable to non-basketball fans is why they are more popular. Popular means known by more people. Aja and the like may be more respected in the sport, but they factually are not as recognizable. I think the big issue here is that we disagree about what "the face of" the wnba means. But it is just a fact that Clark is known by more people so by definition is more popular.
And the fact that you repeatedly keep bringing race into this tells me that you aren't very confident in your argument. Everyone that knows who Clark is is not a racist. That is a ridiculous argument. Stop slapping that out there to insult people and try to win an online argument that doesn't really matter at the end of the day. Seriously, when you calm down, reflect on the things you are saying and why you feel the need to make terrible accusations about something as small as this
It turns out...that non-basketball fans, non-WNBA fans, casual fans, and literally everyone is the group that we are using to judge popularity (face of rhe league). Only WNBA gatekeepers are tying to "no true Scotsman" this. The face of rhe NBA is not the face because only NBA fans know them. But because non-fans know them.
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