Caitlin Clark vs Paige Bueckers: How two White WNBA stars wound up with vastly different cultural perceptions

Debate over Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers broke out on social media in the past week after former NFL wide receiver Harry Douglas claimed on ESPN that "everything we expected Caitlin Clark to be, Paige Bueckers has been in the WNBA." Clark is often at the center of mainstream cultural discussions over her status as the preeminent player in the WNBA, while also being Caucasian. But Bueckers, despite also being White and dominant in the sport, has appeared to dodge the same degree of social deb