Columnist rips conversation around WNBA salaries: 'Another form of misogyny'

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The WNBA Draft ignited a debate and put a brighter spotlight on the salaries players receive as it was learned that Caitlin Clark will earn around $337,000 over four years as she starts her rookie season with the Indiana Fever.

Clark will earn $76,535 in her rookie season as a WNBA player and could earn $97,582 if the Fever picks up her fourth-year option, according to Spotrac.

Jemele Hill, a columnist for The Atlantic and former ESPN personality, expressed her displeasure with the conversation around WNBA salaries and wrote on X that comparing it to the NBA was "another form of misogyny."

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LSU's Angel Reese, left, and Iowa's Caitlin Clark pose for a photo before the WNBA basketball draft on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

"I’m already annoyed by this conversation because for years, WNBA players have fought for more money," Hill wrote. "And when they were outspoken, so many of y’all told them to shut up or reminded them how they had no value The NBA has had 50+ years of investment, media coverage, etc. After 27 years, the WNBA will not be the current NBA. So stop comparing them.

"Further context: This salary is for four months of basketball (40 games). Players also receive a free apartment + car. That doesn’t make the salaries acceptable, but now you know why so many women’s players play overseas to boost/supplement their income.

"Weaponizing this information against WNBA players is another form of misogyny. These women have been dreaming of playing professionally in front of American audiences their whole lives.

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