Caitlin Clark not included on Time Magazine list of most influential people, prompting questions by fans

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are on a 6-1 run, with Clark seemingly running away with the Rookie of the Year award. Colin Cowherd and Nick Wright ask if the WNBA is doing enough to support Clark's rising stardom.

Caitlin Clark was not included on Time Magazine's list of The 100 Most Influential People of 2025, which released Wednesday. 

Clark was left off the list despite the fact that the publication named her its Athlete of the Year for 2024. 

Time also included other athletes on its "Most Influential" list on Wednesday, including fellow WNBA players Breanna Stewart and Naphisa Collier. The main premise of Stewart and Collier's place on the list is their recent launching of the "Unrivaled" women's basketball league as co-founders. 

Other athletes included on the list were U.S. gymnast Simone Biles, form Philadelphia Eagles quarterback and Super Bowl LIX MVP Jalen Hurts and France's Olympic gold medalist swimmer Leon Marchand.

Clark's absence from the list prompted questions and criticisms by fans and pundits. 

Fox Sports host Colin Cowherd brought awareness to the snub when with a rant during his show on Wednesday. 

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"That's idiotic! That's the dumbest thing I've ever seen!" Cowherd said. "That's a dumb list… she's the most influential athlete, I would argue, man or woman in America over the last year." 

Other social media users agreed with Cowherd's take. 

"Clark is the main reason the league is so popular and she’s not on the list?" one X user wrote. 

Another user asked, "How...HOW is she left off this list[?] CRAZY!" 

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Caitlin Clark was not included on Time Magazine's list of The 100 Most Influential