Billie Jean King sparked huge momentum in gender equality with her win over Bobby Riggs in the 1973 Battle of the Sexes tennis match. More than 50 years later, King is happy to see the movement thriving while more women take the spotlight in athletics, particularly in basketball.
“Caitlin Clark, I mean come on. We all saw Caitlin,” King said. “I think Reese is amazing. Angel Reese, I’ve met her. JuJu Watkins, she’s great.
“… I watch UCLA, South Carolina. I love Dawn Staley, the coach. She’s got a new contract making the most money, which I love because that means everybody else has a chance to make more. If somebody else makes more, it can help psychologically that they’ll make more.”
Women’s college basketball Power Rankings: Tennessee enters top 15 after UConn win; NC State gaining momentum
Isabel Gonzalez
The women King mentioned are already leaving their mark, but as someone who knows what it’s like to carry the weight of women’s sports on her shoulders as a former world No. 1 and 39-time…
