The hype surrounding 2024 Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark was unprecedented. She led all rookies in scoring and assists and became the first rookie in WNBA history to score a triple-double.
Clark brought more new fans to the WNBA than any other star in league history.
For the first time ever, all 44 regular season Indiana Fever games will be broadcast on national television in 2026. A billion-dollar TV contract is another first in WNBA history.
Since Clark entered the league, viewership and revenue have increased exponentially.
The WNBA recently approved a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that made instant millionaires of veteran WNBA players. But sports journalists pretend Clark didn’t influence the historic CBA.
Million-dollar salaries for WNBA players wouldn’t be possible if Clark was never born.
Sports reporters have their orders: Ignore Caitlin Clark while hyping no-name players.
Sports journalist Jason Whitlock criticized the Indiana Fever for “brainwashing” Clark to dim her light so other players can shine.
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In recent episodes of his “Fearless” podcast, Whitlock accused the Fever’s head coach Stephanie White of playing Clark off the ball and not maximizing her skills.
Whitlock claims the light is gone in Clark’s eyes. She’s lost her killer instinct while no-name players grab headlines.
Clark sat out most of last season with an injury that many of her fans say was fake. They say she sat out to give the spotlight to A’ja Wilson, Angel Reese, and others.
“I think Caitlin Clark’s attitude has been undermined and she doesn’t want to be the leader of the team anymore,” Whitlock said on Tuesday. “Because they basically brainwashed her and brainwashed the team.”
Whitlock accused the “WNBGAY” of bullying Clark to dim her light in favor of LGBTQ+ players. He said the league is making a “monumental mistake financially”.
“So, Caitlin Clark has been bullied into coming out of her natural personality and thinking, ‘Hey, I’m just one of five here on the court or one of 12 here on the team.’ And that’s a monumental mistake financially and I think over the course of time, you’re gonna see it’s a monumental mistake in terms of on-court play.”
Whitlock added that Clark is still the No. 1 face of the WNBA, but he claimed that the league is “undermining” her.
He noted that the brainwashing of the league’s golden goose has had an effect on ticket sales. Fever games have not sold out this season. The Fever played in a half-empty arena during the preseason. That hasn’t happened since 2023.
The Indiana Fever and the WNBA have brainwashed Caitlin Clark into believing she's not the biggest star in all of sports. She's bought the lie that the WNBA is best served with her playing a supporting actor role. pic.twitter.com/ufTh0iroFL
— Jason Whitlock (@jasonwhitlock) May 6, 2026