Kelvin Washington and Kerry Rhodes discuss where Caitlin Clark ranks among the most popular athletes in America. Is she ahead of Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, or even LeBron James?
Kelvin Washington:
"She [WNBA Commissioner] said Caitlin Clark is the biggest sports figure in America."
Kerry Rhodes:
"Stop. I'm not even letting you get to the point. Let me go first. This is the problem. And this is why there is so much heat when it comes to these type of topics. The NBA has always been more popular. And even you talk outside of basketball, you talk about football. She's not more popular than Patrick Mahomes. Like, that's not it. That part doesn't matter though. Like why are we trying to compare? And that's why I get upset. Just let her be who she is."
Kelvin Washington:
"I don't think you can name three players in the NFL more popular than Caitlin Clark."
Kerry Rhodes:
"I'll give you two. Patrick Mahomes. Lamar Jackson."
Kelvin Washington:
"I think Lamar Jackson is more popular than her for guys who are football people. But to broader America, if I just took America as a whole, whether you're a football fan, if I just pulled up on people if I showed you pictures of them, I think more people would know Caitlin Clark than they would Lamar Jackson."