WNBA star claims league's history was 'erased for a minute' amid Caitlin Clark's rise in popularity

WNBA needs Caitlin Clark more than she needs the league, longtime sportscaster Dan Patrick says during an appearance on OutKick's 'Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich.'

WNBA star A’ja Wilson has been quick to push back on the reasons the league has gained in popularity over the last two years and the narrative that Caitlin Clark is the major driver.

The Indiana Fever star has certainly helped expand the WNBA’s popularity since she entered the league in 2024. 

The Fever’s regular-season game against the Chicago Sky in May drew an average of 2.7 million viewers for the most watched regular-season game in history. There’s no denying that Clark has played a huge role in those numbers.

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark during the Commissioner's Cup final at Target Center July 1, 2025.  (Jesse Johnson/Imagn Images)

In an interview with Time magazine after being named the outlet’s player of the year, Wilson said she believed the history of the WNBA was being "erased for a minute" in the midst of Clark’s emergence.

"It wasn’t a hit at me because I’m going to do me regardless," Wilson said. "I’m going to win this MVP. I’ll win a gold medal. Y’all can’t shake my resume. It was more so, let’s not lose the recipe. Let’s not lose the history. It was erased for a minute. And I don’t like that. Because we have tons of women that have been through the grimiest of grimy things to get the league where it is today."

The Las Vegas Aces center has made her thoughts about Clark clear.

Wilson, in an interview with The Associated Press in 2024, agreed there was a race element to the sharpshooter’s popularity.

"I think it’s a huge thing. I think a lot of people may say it’s not about Black and White,