Caitlin Clark feels no pressure to elevate the WNBA’s popularity
Caitlin Clark, a WNBA player for the Indiana Fever, shares her views on the league’s growing popularity and the pressure to promote women’s basketball. She believes the increase in TV coverage, transitioning from college games to the WNBA, and potential expansion of the league will naturally elevate its competitiveness. Clark emphasizes the limited spots in the WNBA, making it highly competitive. Caitlin Clark, a player with the Indiana Fever in the WNBA, discusses the league’s rising popularity and the responsibility of advancing women’s basketball. She highlights the role of expanded TV coverage, the transition from college to the WNBA, and the potential league expansion in boosting competitiveness. Clark underscores the fierce competition in the WNBA due to the limited roster spots available.
Women’s National Basketball Association player Caitlin Clark said she does not feel pressure to make the league more popular because that is happening naturally.
Clark, who was just drafted by the Indiana Fever as the league’s top pick, was asked about her growing popularity, and if she ever feels pressured to “carry” women’s basketball.
“I think that’s going to happen with the way we’re on TV more, the way people are falling from college games to the WNBA,” Clark said on The Pat McAfee Show Wednesday. “I think expansion of the WNBA will certainly help, the more teams there are, I mean, it’s the most competitive league in the world ’cause there’s not many spots. There’s 12 teams and not even every team carries 12 players.”
Clark added that she never imagined women’s basketball becoming as popular as it is today, and that she has loved the sport from a young age.
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Amid the uptick in popularity in women’s basketball, in part from Clark’s performance, President Joe Biden posted on X that female athletes “push new boundaries,” but that they are not “paid their fair share.” The president said that it is time to ensure female athletes are paid “what they deserve.”
Women in sports continue to push new boundaries and inspire us all.
But right now we’re seeing that even if you’re the best, women are not paid their fair share.
It’s time that we give our daughters the same opportunities as our sons and ensure women are paid what they deserve.
— President Biden (@POTUS) April 16, 2024
Clark’s deal with the Fever is a four-year contract worth $338,056. In addition, she has a number of endorsement deals with companies such as H&R Block, Gatorade, Nike, State Farm, and Xfinity.
During her time at the University of Iowa, Clark led her team to back-to-back Final Four appearances and two consecutive national championship games.
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