Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark isn't the first white person to achieve fame in a predominantly Black space—ask musicians Elvis Presley and Eminem, for instance. However, Clark's world-conquering WNBA notoriety comes at a particularly fraught moment for race in America,

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark once again acknowledged the "privilege" afforded to her as a white player in a league where the majority of her peers are Black women and women of color. Clark discussed the topic with David Letterman in the newest episode of his My Next Guest Needs No Introduction series on Netflix.