Caitlin Clark calls out WNBA for schedule amid offer from rival league and possible player lockout

Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark and Connecticut Sun forward DeWanna Bonner continue to jaw at each other during their Game 2 matchup

Caitlin Clark is one season into her WNBA career, but already feels comfortable enough to air her complaints on the league. She's made these feelings known just in time for a re-negotiation of the league's collective bargaining agreement with the union, and the rise of a potential competitor league. 

During a video interview that involved WNBA legend Sue Bird, Clark was seen complaining about the WNBA schedule taking place in the summer. The rookie phenom said the schedule interrupts her ability to play women's golf. 

"The only downside about the WNBA is [that it's] during the summer. That's when you golf," Clark continued with a smile. "So I've had my golf take a back seat to basketball."

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Clark has recently leaned into her passion for golf after the end of her rookie WNBA season, when the Indiana Fever lost to the Connecticut Sun in the playoffs. 

Clark is going to The Annika in November, the penultimate tournament on the LPGA Tour schedule hosted by Annika Sorenstam, to play in the pro-am and be a panelist at the Women's Leadership Summit at Pelican Golf Club.

Clark, the WNBA rookie of the year, said last month when the Indiana Fever was eliminated that she planned to play golf until it got too cold in Indiana, adding with a smile, "Become a professional golfer."

"I love golf so the opportunity to play in the pro-am for a tournament with a legend like Annika Sorenstam’s name on it is so exciting," Clark said. "I'm looking forward to seeing all the LPGA players on the driving range, being part of the Women’s Leadership Summit, and,