WNBA commissioner's past comments on Caitlin Clark's earnings resurface after her denial of alleged remarks

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's previous comments about league and Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark's earning potential during a CNBC interview resurfaced on social media Friday.

The previous comments came to light after Engelbert denied telling Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier that 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," according to Collier.

While Engelbert denied making that statement during a news conference Friday, her previous comments during an interview at the CNBC Changemakers Summit in April 2024 echoed similar themes.

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Caitlin Clark poses with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert after she is selected as the No. 1 overall pick by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 15, 2024. (Brad Penner/USA Today Sports)

"Caitlin has the ability to make up to a half-million dollars just in WNBA wages this year. So, of course, they’re just looking at a base which is collectively bargained. And, actually, it’s low because she’s the No. 1 pick. She’ll make a little more than that," Engelbert said.

"She also has millions and millions of dollars [in] endorsements. Because she declared to become pro, her endorsements are higher in dollar value. She has a global platform now, not just a U.S. platform. So, she’s going to do just fine as will the top players in the league as every league does."

Engelbert's made the comments just days after