Behind the Line

Gayle King has sparked outrage with former NBA player Stephen Jackson...for publicly supporting Caitlin Clark. After South Carolina won the national championship...Gayle King admitted to Dawn Staley that she was pulling for Caitlin Clark. This admission from Gayle King angered former NBA player Stephen Jackson.

We reveal and react to a clip of Stephen Jackson...criticizing Gayle King for supporting Caitlin Clark. We predict that the media will use Caitlin Clark during her rookie season in the WNBA...to further divide the country. We explain how this happened in the NBA with Nikola Jokic...and predict the same will happen with Caitlin Clark in the WNBA.

ESPN provided coverage for the start of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on Saturday. The NBA has some exciting matchups in the playoffs...but many on social media felt the coverage provided by ESPN was substandard. We discuss ESPN pitiful coverage of the NBA.

We explain why ESPN coverage of the NBA is poor...while highlighting ESPN policy of making decisions based on diversity. We credit Mike Breen and JJ Redick for outstanding coverage...while heavily criticizing the rest of ESPN NBA lineup. We also explain why Adam Silver...needs to get the NBA as far away from ESPN as possible.

Whoopi Goldberg and the ladies of The View were highly critical of ESPN on Thursday. Whoopi Goldberg was upset...after hearing about the low salary of Caitlin Clark in the WNBA. According to Whoopi Goldberg...it's ESPN responsibility to ensure Caitlin Clark and WNBA players are compensated fairly.

We reveal and react to this segment with Whoopi Goldberg on The View. We explain why it's not ESPN responsibility to ensure WNBA players are better paid. We also discuss who is to blame for lower salaries in the WNBA...while explaining ESPN reluctance to overpay for the league.

The NBA continues to struggle to maintain their audience on television. NBA ratings have once again hit record lows for the 2023-24 NBA regular season...while NBA commissioner Adam Silver seems oblivious when it comes to solving the myriad of problems in the NBA.

We reveal and react to NBA ratings for the regular season. We highlight some of the biggest problems facing the NBA...and question whether Adam Silver is capable of solving them. We also explain why Adam Silver is the biggest problem in the NBA...and question whether the NBA can return to prominence under the leadership of Adam Silver.

Joy Reid was torched this week on social media...after promoting a recent article on her blog. According to Joy Reid...Major League Baseball needs to address their serious problem when it comes to lack of diversity. We reveal and react to this article from Joy Reid.

We question why Joy Reid didn't include the WNBA...in her article on diversity. We dispute several points made by Joy Reid throughout the article. We also discuss Joy Reid ratings decline on MSNBC in the month of April...and wonder if Joy Reid is losing credibility with MSNBC viewers.

Caitlin Clark held her introductory press conference with the Indiana Fever Wednesday afternoon. During the press conference...veteran journalist Gregg Doyel from the Indy Star had a series of uncomfortable exchanges with Caitlin Clark.

We reveal and react to the exchanges between Caitlin Clark and Gregg Doyel. We also discuss the apology column by Gregg Doyel...where he offered context to his strange behavior. We criticize Gregg Doyel for his unprofessional behavior with Caitlin Clark...and explain the reasoning behind Gregg Doyel exchange with Caitlin Clark.

Caitlin Clark was drafted number one overall in the WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever...and her WNBA salary was immediately released to the public. After the release of Caitlin Clark WNBA salary...the woke media was outraged and claimed WNBA players were underpaid.

We reveal and react to the media reaction to Caitlin Clark WNBA salary. We disprove the false notion that WNBA players are underpaid...by comparing revenues and profits between the NBA and WNBA. We also explain how WNBA players could earn more money...and question whether Caitlin Clark will be able to save the WNBA.

Zion Williamson was having a career year with the New Orleans Pelicans...and Zion Williamson was on his way to his superstar coronation moment Tuesday night against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Unfortunately for Zion Williamson...he was injured late in the fourth quarter and never returned in the Pelicans loss.

We discuss the history of Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans...and the overwhelming frustration fans experience as supporters of this team. We highlight one silver lining from this disappointing Pelicans season...and explain why the Pelicans should trade Brandon Ingram and build their future around Zion Williamson.

Patrick Mahomes was named by Time Magazine has one of the 100 most influential people in the world. During the interview...Time Magazine asked Patrick Mahomes a couple of political questions. Instead of following the path of LeBron James...Patrick Mahomes refused to endorse far-left politics.

We reveal and react to the Time Magazine interview with Patrick Mahomes. We explain why these responses from Patrick Mahomes...should be refreshing for fans of the NFL. We also discuss Patrick Mahomes refusal to endorse a presidential candidate...and explain why politics should have no involvement with the NFL.

The WNBA Draft took place Monday night...with Caitlin Clark going number one overall to the Indiana Fever. With the WNBA historically receiving minimal media coverage...you would think Cathy Engelbert would welcome all media to cover the WNBA Draft. Unfortunately for Clay Travis and Outkick...that wasn't the case.

We discuss the WNBA refusing to allow Outkick to attend the WNBA Draft. We explain why the WNBA doesn't have the leverage to pick and choose...which media outlets are covering their league. We also highlight a current policy in the WNBA...that could potentially ruin the league.