Caitlin Clark ‘excited and thankful’ for WNBA’s new CBA

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (WISH) — “We did it! Whoo!”

Those were the first words said by Indiana Fever All-Star Caitlin Clark as she joined NBC’s Basketball Night in America Sunday night — referring to the WNBA and WNBPA’s long-awaited new collective bargaining agreement which was ratified in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Clark said it’s easy to pinpoint the most transformative part of the deal.

“Salary and revenue sharing. I think it’s as simple as that,” Clark said.

The new CBA increases the salary cap by around five times. The average player salary goes up from $120,000 to $600,000. Things Clark says will be beneficial to all female athletes.

“I think it sets a precedent for all of women’s sports going forward, not just women’s basketball, that we’re truly valued and the product we put on the floor is truly valued,” Clark added. “Just excited and really thankful for everybody — everybody on the WNBA side and everybody on the PA side.”

Clark’s generational athleticism and magnetism has been a major contributing factor to the WNBA’s exponential rise in viewership and revenue since she was the top draft pick by the Fever two years ago. Her influence – as well as other star players – forced the WNBA and WNBPA find a new agreement that p...