Caitlin Clark Fires Back At WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

As the WNBA and its players union hurdles towards a potential lockout while negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement, some of the league's strongest voices after openly called out WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert. One of the recent things that really got under peoples' skins was some alleged comments Engelbert made about Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark.

It was Napheesa Collier who exposed some alleged comments that Engelbert made, asserting in a recent interview that Clark "should be grateful" over how much money she earns outside of the WNBA, crediting the league with giving her the platform to do so.

“I asked how she planned to fix the fact that players like Caitlin [Clark], Angel [Reese] and Paige [Bueckers], who are clearly driving massive revenue for the league, are making so little their first four years,” Collier recently said. “Her response was, ‘Caitlin should be grateful she makes $16 million off the court, because without the platform that the WNBA gives her, she wouldn’t make anything.’ In that same conversation, she told me, ‘Players should be on their knee thanking their lucky stars for the media rights deal that I got them.'”

Clark saw Collier's message and praised her for her "valid points" while pointing out what an important moment the WNBA players have coming up.

"I have great respect for Phee... she made a lot of valid points. Phee said it all... This is straight-up the most important moment in this league's history," Clark said this week.