Fever Coach's Caitlin Clark WNBA 'Pawn' Stance Speaks Volumes

Even when Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark isn't competing on the court or is keeping a low profile, she still manages to become the center of conversation. The perfect example of this is the aftermath of Napheesa Collier citing Clark's name when detailing a discussion she had with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert while calling out the league for its issues in her September 30 Minnesota Lynx exit interview. "I also asked [Engelbert] 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 for their first four years. 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,'" Collier said. This has been the biggest story in sports ever since Collier said it earlier this week. And the Lynx star certainly knew what she was doing in sharing this anecdote: weaponizing the sport's