WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s supposed remark about Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark highlights why she’s shedding favorability inside the league.
On Tuesday, Minnesota Lynx ahead Napheesa Collier put Engelbert and WNBA leadership on blast for the league’s officiating and different points. She mentioned the league has “one of the best followers on this planet, one of the best gamers on this planet, however the worst management on this planet.” She then shared a dialog she had with Engelbert about Clark in February. Her remark will depart many indignant.
Cathy Engelbert says Caitlin Clark wants the WNBA greater than it wants her
Collier requested Engelbert how she deliberate to deal with low salaries for gamers, like Clark, Chicago Sky ahead Angel Reese and Dallas Wings rookie guard Paige Bueckers, though they’re “driving large income for the league.”
“[Engelbert’s] response was, ‘Caitlin ought to be grateful she makes $16M off the court docket, as a result of with out the platform that the WNBA offers her, she would not make something,'” Collier mentioned.
