Become a WNBA superstar, they said; it’ll be fun, they said. But did they mention you wouldn’t make any money? Caitlin Clark is finding that out right now.
According to a Fortune report, Caitlin Clark, a rookie phenom whose popularity rivaled that of LeBron James, earned just $76,535 in her first year with the Indiana Fever. To put that in perspective, the average New Yorker makes $78,620, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
When looking at Clark’s minuscule salary (relative to other star pro athletes, such as the NBA’s #1 overall pick, who you probably can’t name and is expected to make $10.5 million), it starkly contrasts her mountain of achievements: Clark entered the WNBA as the leading scorer in college basketball history-men’s or
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