It Wasn’t on the Basketball Court, but Caitlin Clark Just Started a Fire. Insiders Are Furious Over Her “Secret” Agreement to Attend an Lpga Event. While the Wnba Was Slow to Make Her the Face of the League, the Golf World Rolled Out the Red Carpet, and the Results Were Explosive. Now, Some Wnba Players and Officials Are Reportedly Furious, Calling It a Betrayal. But Did She Desert the League, or Did the League Fail Her?
In the new world of professional women’s sports, there is one non-negotiable rule: The Caitlin Clark effect is real, and it waits for no one. This past week, the rules of loyalty, marketing, and athletic stardom were rewritten not on a hardwood court, but on the manicured turf of an LPGA Pro-Am. When the WNBA’s…