rant · moment 5 of 19
Caitlin Clark, the WNBA, and Not Caring About Fame Games
from Celebrity Home Invasions & Costco | The Tim Dillon Show #395 · #395
4 min
Tim says he has zero interest in Caitlin Clark or the WNBA, mocks people pressuring him to attend games for exposure, and brings up Brittney Griner's prisoner swap while wondering who would be traded for Clark.
- Tim explains why some people are mad about Caitlin Clark: she's white and the audience is watching her instead of other WNBA players.
- He refuses to watch the WNBA and barely watches the NBA, dismissing his agent's suggestions to attend Lakers games for publicity.
- Going to sporting events to get on the Jumbotron and become more famous embarrasses him; he won't do it unless he's genuinely interested.
- Tim won't compromise his interests for career benefit, no matter who suggests it or how much it might help him.
- The Brittney Griner situation puzzles him: the U.S. traded the Lord of War to free her from Russia, but nobody cares about her now.
- If Caitlin Clark got detained in Russia, he doubts the country would trade anyone as valuable for her release as they did for Griner.
- Tim's broader claim: Americans are not designed to be happy for others' success; we're trained to see it as a threat to ourselves and our families.