All this outrage over WNBA pay is uninformed, misguided and defeatist. Yes, Caitlin Clark’s WNBA salary seems unjust when compared to her NBA peers’ salaries. But as Kavitha Davidson wrote this week, the details matter. Because the WNBA cannot and should not be compared to the NBA, which is expected to generate $13 billion this year. The WNBA will not match that. Nor can it match the NBA’s massive national media deals, which are expected to pay the league $2.8 billion this year alone. The WNBA...
Clark and her boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, celebrated their one-year anniversary Wednesday with a pair of heartwarming social media posts.
Caitlin Clark and Flau’jae Johnson are two very different players and two very different people. Despite their differences, the former cannot believe that the latter turned down $5 million to play in the BIG3. She would have taken the money without hesitation! BIG3, a 3-on-3 basketball league founded by hip-hop musician and actor Ice Cube, […]
The retired USWNT star reflected on the foundation laid for the sensation around Clark and her excitement for what's to come
Caitlin Clark may soon receive an eight-figure payday from Nike. But brands have already known her value for some time. As initially reported by The Athletic earlier this week, Clark is likely to sign her first professional shoe deal with Nike—her name, image and likeness (NIL) rights partner during her years at the University of Iowa. The deal, reportedly "worth well over $20 million plus potential bonuses," would give Clark a signature shoe and keep Nike in Clark’s family of brands that...
Caitlin Clark has sent waves through the world of women’s sports — and the economy. The former Iowa women’s basketball guard’s skyrocketing fame generated an abundance of economic possibilities for Iowa City businesses. According to The Common Sense Institute, Clark’s success generated $82.5 million in consumer spending across the state of Iowa over the past
Indiana Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark has already significantly changed the popularity of both the WNBA and the Fever.
Caitlin Clark and Connor McCaffery are a match made on the basketball court. After all, not only did the couple play for the University of Iowa, but they've each expanded their passion for the
Fox Sports college basketball analyst Doug Gottlieb is getting crushed over his latest Caitlin Clark take. For the past week, several highlights have shown Clark draining deep threes in practice with the Indiana Fever ahead of her WNBA debut. Caitlin Clark breaking ankles at @IndianaFever training camp pic.twitter.com/AYvMYXgToJ — Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) April 29, 2024 While […]
Black sports pundits cannot stop complaining about Caitlin Clark’s skin color because they cannot get over that a white player is the face of a sport predominantly played by black athletes. Jim Trotter, formerly of Sports Illustrated and ESPN and now writing for the Athletic, has joined the pile-on. While claiming he is not dismissing […]
Ice Cube’s Big3 league is trying hard to get in the Caitlin Clark business. Last month, TMZ revealed that the Big3 had offered Clark a $5 million/year contract, but apparently, the offer was much bigger than previously reported. According to BIG3 president Jeff Kwatinetz, the upstart league not only offered Clark $5 million a year […]
Clark's annual salary of around $84,000 from the Indiana Fever is now dwarfed by her $3.5 million-a-year Nike contract.