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Napheesa Collier Believes Caitlin Clark Deserves More After Helping WNBA Earn Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
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Napheesa Collier Believes Caitlin Clark Deserves More After Helping WNBA Earn Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

Originally posted on FirstSportz  |  By Joseph Varghese  |  Last updated Oct 28, 2025 4:16 AM ET

Even though several people have diminished the impact of Caitlin Clark on the WNBA, there is enough proof out there to show them where they are wrong.

Many understood that players, both current and former, were jealous of her popularity and endorsements, and subsequently did whatever was possible to paint her in a bad light.

Then, an owner joined in, claiming the Indiana Fever superstar was not solely responsible for the growth of the WNBA. This year, Napheesa Collier revealed that Commissioner Cathy Engelbert felt the same way.

The latter tried to deny she said those comments. But that made matters worse as the Minnesota Lynx star canceled a meeting, citing that Engelbert made her look like a liar, which she was not.

The 2024 Defensive Player of the Year has maintained that the league looks at players as tools to make millions. While speaking with Glamour Magazine, Collier said this:

The amount of money that Caitlin Clark has made the league is insane, and she’s getting 0% of it because we have no rev share. She gets less than $80,000 a year, and she’s bringing in, like, hundreds of millions of dollars. It’s insane.

It seems Napheesa Collier is quite intent on pushing the league and its owners to give players what they deserve. In the case of Caitlin Clark, she believes the mere $80K salary does not do justice to what she has brought to the league.

Caitlin Clark’s teammate reveals surprise after DeWanna Bonner’s exit

With Caitlin Clark and a few others sidelined because of injury, the Indiana Fever still managed to give eventual champion A’ja Wilson and her Las Vegas Aces a fright in the semifinals.

No one will know if they had DeWanna Bonner to help the team, had she not left early in the season. Lexie Hull also spoke to Glamour and revealed how the team were left surprised by her exit.

I was super, super, super excited because finally there’s a [player in my position] that I can look up to… and I can learn something from her. And then she randomly leaves, and we’re all just kind of like, ‘What happened?’ We were never given an explanation. To have no explanation was really challenging.

Lexie Hull told Glamour’s Emily Tannenbaum

Bonner was the Fever’s top free agent signing in the offseason, after which many analysts promptly upgraded the team to championship-contender status. But she left after struggling to fit into the system, and was then released.

Hull then credits that exit, as it helped forge the unity that the Fever used to play together despite the constant injuries and still managed to have the best season in nearly a decade.

Caitlin Clark shows team unity, bringing along back court teammates to sponsor event

Throughout her rookie season, and for a while during this past campaign, many had tried to paint Caitlin Clark as the one whose fame broke the Fever’s chemistry.

The 23-year-old’s shenanigans at the WNBA All-Star parties and cheerleading for her team have gone a long way to dispel those notions. Now, she displayed her team’s unity by dragging along her backcourt teammates to a sponsor event.

Eli Lilly and Company sponsors the Fever. Usually, such partners call upon the most famous athletes to speak at events. This time, Clark brought along Kelsey Mitchell and Aari McDonald. There was no need for it, but it shows the team’s unity, and the superstar’s humble side.

This article first appeared on FirstSportz and was syndicated with permission.

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