WNBA official believes players 'have zero idea what real media exposure is,' new book says

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle raves about fellow Iowa alum Caitlin Clark and her handling of pressure ahead of his appearance at the American Century Classic.

The WNBA is more popular than it's ever been, but apparently, one WNBA official believes the players don't know how to handle it.

USA Today columnist Christine Brennan launched her new book, "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports," on Tuesday, and in it, she highlighted the behind-the-scenes of her back-and-forth with DiJonai Carrington that prompted a scathing statement from the Women's National Basketball Players Association in September.

Carrington poked Caitlin Clark in a game earlier last season, and many on social media believed that she may have done it on purpose and laughed about it afterward.

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Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes handles the ball against the Sun on May 18, 2025, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Amy Abramson-Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

In a move she described as "journalism 101," Brennan asked Carrington about the incident and whether she made fun of it later on – she denied doing both.

However, another one of Clark's rivals, DeWanna Bonner, confronted Brennan just minutes after her back and forth with Carrington, Brennan claimed.

Bonner, who was Carrington's teammate at the Connecticut Sun at the time, approached Brennan, saying that she had "attacked" and "disrespected" Carrington. She used both accusations twice each.

Brennan then discussed the situation with members of the Sun, then-head coach Stephanie White (who is now Clark's coach with the Indiana Fever), and a WNBA official, who said her questions were