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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s previous comments about league and Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark’<\/a>s earning potential, during a CNBC interview, resurfaced on social media Friday.<\/p>\n

The previous comments came to light after Engelbert denied<\/a> allegedly telling Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier that Clark “should be grateful she makes $16 million off the court because without the platform that the WNBA gives her, she wouldn’t make anything,” according to Collier.<\/p>\n

While Engelbert denied making that alleged statement during a news conference Friday, her previous comments during an interview at the CNBC Changemakers Summit in April 2024 echoed similar themes.<\/p>\n

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“Caitlin has the ability to make up to a half-million dollars just in WNBA wages this year. So of course, they\u2019re just looking at a base which is collectively bargained. And actually it\u2019s low because she\u2019s the No. 1 pick, she\u2019ll make a little more than that,” Engelbert said.<\/p>\n

“She also has millions and millions of dollars [in] endorsements. Because she declared to become pro her endorsements are higher in dollar value, she has a global platform now, not just a US platform, so she\u2019s going to do just fine as will the top players in the league as every league does.”<\/p>\n

Engelbert’s previous comments came just days after Clark was selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft by the Fever. Clark’s WNBA base salary that year was just $76,535.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Clark did sign an eight-year, $28 million deal with Nike that she signed in April 2024 as well, before she ever even played a game in the WNBA, and she had previous deals with Nike and other sponsors during her college career at Iowa.<\/p>\n

The commissioner faced immense backlash from fans, media pundits and even active players<\/a> after Collier made the allegations that Engelbert said Clark should be “grateful” and “wouldn’t make anything” without the WNBA last week, which Collier said came in a private conversation.<\/p>\n

Collier also alleged Engelbert told her, “Players should be on their knees, thanking their lucky stars for the media rights deal that I got them.”<\/p>\n

While addressing the alleged comments about Clark, Engelbert denied making them.<\/p>\n

“Obviously, I did not make those comments. Caitlin has been a transformational player in this league. She’s been a great representative of the game. She\u2019s brought in tens of millions of new fans to the game,” Engelbert said at Friday’s news conference.<\/p>\n

However, Engelbert did not explicitly deny making the alleged comments about players that “should be on their knees.” Instead, the commissioner responded by claiming there have been a lot of “inaccuracies” reported in the media.<\/p>\n

“There’s a lot of inaccuracy out there through social media and all this reporting,” Engelbert said. “A lot of reporting, a lot of innacuracy about what I say, what I didn’t say.”<\/p>\n

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Engelbert later said, “I’m disheartened. I’m a human too. I have a family. I have two kids who are devastated by these comments. So, all I say is that it’s obviously been a tough week, and I just think there’s a lot of innacuracy out there.”<\/p>\n

Still, Engelbert acknowledged that if players don’t feel “appreciated,” then she has “to do better.”<\/p>\n

“I was disheartened to hear that some players feel the league and that I personally do not care about them or listen to them,” Engelbert said before Game 1 of the WNBA Finals Friday night.<\/p>\n

“If the players in the \u2018W\u2019 don\u2019t feel appreciated and value from the league, we have to do better, and I have to do better.”<\/p>\n

The WNBA and its players’ union, the WNBPA, are in negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement.<\/p>\n

The players\u2019 association and the WNBA agreed to an eight-year agreement in 2020, but last year the WNBPA voted to opt out of the agreement early. The current agreement is set to expire Oct. 31.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s previous comments about league and Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark’s earning potential, during a CNBC interview, resurfaced on social media Friday. 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