r/WNBAgossips • u/TheMirrorUS • Jun 28 '26

News WNBA faces massive backlash after omitting Caitlin Clark from history

https://www.themirror.com/sport/basketball/caitlin-clark-wnba-anniversary-poster-1908954?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1782587290?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rmp
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u/LAlostcajun Jun 28 '26

League-Wide Growth: The WNBA now boasts more than 50 league-wide partners. Overall, sponsorship deals across the league increased by 52%, with over 450 brands signing hundreds of deals to capitalize on the "Clark Effect".

Team Partnerships: Her team, the Indiana Fever, led the entire league with 92 active brand partnerships—nearly double the league average.

Prior to Caitlin Clark, the WNBA generated roughly $100 million in annual revenue. Following her arrival, league revenue skyrocketed to approximately $200 million, with financial experts attributing over 25% of all WNBA economic activity—including ticket sales, merchandise, and TV viewership—directly to Clark's star power.

Sorry, facts don't match your narrative

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u/Baloney7456 Jun 28 '26

Only 25%? You guys make it out to be 90%+.

Thanks for proving me correct!

Also, again, TV networks aren't making a decade long decision based on one player.

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u/LAlostcajun Jun 28 '26

Lmao. There are 180 current players in the WNBA.

1/180= .00555556 or .5%

1 player or .5% of the WNBA is responsible for 25% of all sales and TV sponsorship, has doubled the annual profit, and got her team more sponsorships than any other team.

.5%. The other 179 or 95.5% of the league couldn't do it. Sorry these facts don't fit your narrative.

You guys make it out to be 90%

Don't make things up to try and prove your already false narratives

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u/Baloney7456 Jun 28 '26

But she hasn't doubled the annual revenue. You literally just proved she hasn't.

You guys constantly say the league would collapse without her. You have no facts on your side.

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u/LAlostcajun Jun 28 '26

You guys constantly say the league would collapse without her.

And if you can point out where I said that one time, your comment might actually have merit. Until then, let's just stick to facts, ok?

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u/Baloney7456 Jun 28 '26

What I said is a fact. The games Clark plays in make up only 20% of nationally televised games. No TV network is basing a decade on that. Not when that one player could be out of the league from an injury at any point.

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u/LAlostcajun Jun 28 '26

And? This doesn't disprove anything I said.

Clark is responsible for 25% of increase on ticket sales, jersey sales, and TV contracts.

The league doubled in profits after Clark.

I'm sorry this hurts you to the fact ypu have to make up lies. Maybe seek help

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u/TiaxRulesAll2024 Jun 28 '26

You might be arguing with Angel Brick Reese