WNBA commissioner denies alleged statement saying Caitlin Clark should be 'grateful' to league for success

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade weighs in on the treatment Caitlin Clark has received since she entered the WNBA and how the league has handled it on 'The Big Weekend Show.'

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert addressed a conversation revealed by player Napheesa Collier, who alleged Engelbert said "[Caitlin Clark] should be grateful she makes $16 million off the court because without the platform that the WNBA gives her, she wouldn't make anything."

Engelbert said at a press conference Friday she did not make those comments. 

"Obviously, I did not make those comments. Caitlin has been a transformational player in this league. She's been a great representative of the game. She’s brought in tens of millions of new fans to the game," Engelbert said. 

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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks during a news conference before the WNBA All-Star Game July 19, 2025, in Indianapolis.  (Michael Conroy/AP Photo)

Collier also alleged that Engelbert said, "Players should be on their knees, thanking their lucky stars for the media rights deal that I got them."

Engelbert addressed those alleged comments as well, claiming there have been a lot of "inaccuracies" reported in the media, but she did not explicitly deny making those comments as she did with the alleged Clark comments. 

"There's a lot of innacuracy out there through social media and all this reporting," Engelbert said. "A lot of reporting, a lot of innacuracy about what I say, what I didn't say."

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark plays against the Dallas Wings in Indianapolis Sept. 15, 2024.  (Michael Conroy, File/AP Photo)

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