{"id":2223428,"date":"2024-04-17T15:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T19:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlin-clark-says-shes-not-pressured-on-taking-wnba-to-next-level-in-popularity\/"},"modified":"2024-04-17T15:58:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T19:58:42","slug":"caitlin-clark-says-shes-not-pressured-on-taking-wnba-to-next-level-in-popularity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlin-clark-says-shes-not-pressured-on-taking-wnba-to-next-level-in-popularity\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark feels no pressure to elevate the WNBA&#8217;s popularity"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcaitlin-clark-says-shes-not-pressured-on-taking-wnba-to-next-level-in-popularity%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2223428&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Caitlin Clark, a\u200b WNBA player for the Indiana Fever, shares her views on \u200dthe league&#8217;s growing popularity and\u200b the pressure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hershey-kisses-off-real-women-with-nutty-trans-pandering-says-ben-shapiro\/\" title=\"Hershey Kisses Off Real Women With Nutty Trans Pandering, Says Ben Shapiro\">promote women&#8217;<\/a>s basketball. She believes the \u200bincrease in \u200dTV \u200ccoverage, transitioning\u200d from college \u2063games to the WNBA, and potential expansion of\u2062 the league will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-that-guy-on-steroids-how-to-know\/\" title=\"Is That Guy on Steroids? How to Know\">naturally elevate<\/a> its competitiveness. Clark emphasizes the limited spots\u200d in the\u200b WNBA, making it highly competitive. Caitlin Clark,\u2063 a player with the Indiana Fever in \u2064the WNBA, discusses the \u200cleague&#8217;s rising popularity and the responsibility of advancing women&#8217;s basketball. She highlights the role \u200bof expanded TV coverage, the transition from college to the WNBA, and the potential league expansion in\u200d boosting competitiveness. Clark underscores the\u2064 fierce competition in the WNBA due to the limited roster spots available.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Women\u2019s National <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/basketball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Basketball<\/a> Association player Caitlin Clark said she does not feel pressure to make the league more popular because that is happening naturally.<\/p>\n<p>Clark, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2967197\/caitlin-clark-indiana-fever-first-overall-pick-wnba-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"just drafted \">just drafted <\/a>by the Indiana Fever as the league\u2019s top pick, was asked about her growing popularity, and if she ever feels pressured to \u201ccarry\u201d women\u2019s basketball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s going to happen with the way we\u2019re on TV more, the way people are falling from college games to the WNBA,\u201d Clark said on <em>The<\/em> <em>Pat McAfee Show<\/em> Wednesday. \u201cI think expansion of the WNBA will certainly help, the more teams there are, I mean, it\u2019s the most competitive league in the world \u2019cause there\u2019s not many spots. There\u2019s 12 teams and not even every team carries 12 players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2u2RXThV_8g?si=RVQTzFUpk_S_Lbfu\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Clark added that she never imagined women\u2019s basketball becoming as popular as it is today, and that she has loved the sport from a young age.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amid the uptick in popularity in women\u2019s basketball, in part from Clark\u2019s performance, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> posted on X that female athletes \u201cpush new boundaries,\u201d but that they are not \u201cpaid their fair share.\u201d The president said that it is time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indianas-republican-governor-loves-womens-sports-he-just-wont-protect-them\/\" title=\"Indiana\u2019s Republican Governor Loves Women\u2019s Sports, He Just Won\u2019t Protect Them\">ensure female athletes<\/a> are paid \u201cwhat they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Women in sports continue to push new boundaries and inspire us all.<\/p>\n<p>But right now we&#8217;re seeing that even if you&#8217;re the best, women are not paid their fair share.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time that we give our daughters the same opportunities as our sons and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-legislature-passes-bill-banning-biological-males-from-girls-sports-in-k-12-schools\/\" title=\"Alabama Legislature Passes Bill Banning Biological Males From Girls Sports In K-12 Schools\">ensure women<\/a> are paid what they deserve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1780354983457644819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Clark\u2019s deal with the Fever is a four-year contract worth $338,056. In addition, she has a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/2024\/04\/16\/caitlin-clark-wnba-salary-contract-fever\/73337860007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"endorsement deals\">endorsement deals<\/a> with companies such as H&#038;R Block, Gatorade, Nike, State Farm, and Xfinity.<\/p>\n<p>During her time at the University of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iowa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Iowa<\/a>, Clark led her team to back-to-back Final Four appearances and two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlin-clark-selected-by-indiana-fever-with-first-overall-pick-in-wnba-draft\/\" title=\"Caitlin Clark goes first overall to Indiana Fever in WNBA draft\">consecutive national championship games<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caitlin Clark, a player in the Women\u2019s National Basketball Association, expressed that she doesn&#8217;t feel pressured to increase the league&#8217;s popularity as it&#8217;s evolving organically. Recently drafted by the Indiana Fever as the top pick, she was questioned about her rising fame and whether she&#8217;s burdened with &#8220;carrying&#8221; women&#8217;s basketball. Clark confidently addressed this, stating her focus is on playing her game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2223429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24108562267109-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2223428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24108562267109-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2223428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2223429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2223428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2223428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2223428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}