Skip Bayless opened up about his reservations over publicly supporting women's basketball sensation Caitlin Clark in an episode of his podcast on Thursday.
Bayless revealed that he was actually in awe of Clark's ability, and it was the main thing that got him to start watching the WNBA this year. However, he revealed that the reason he did not buy into the Clark excitement early on was because of "guilt," and not wanting to stir racial division.
"I started to think, deep down in my psyche, ‘Wait a second, she’s really good.’ But I’ll be the first to admit, I felt guilty saying so on TV or on social media. I did not want to look like this red state white guy cheering for this red state white girl. Our country feels split enough racially already. I didn’t want to pour gasoline on that fire," Bayless said on the show.