From the moment she set foot on a WNBA hardwood, Caitlin Clark has been a polarizing figure.
Experts and fans anointed the Indiana Fever point guard as the new face of women’s basketball, and she seemed poised to be that.
The Caitlin Clark effect revolutionized the league, bringing more eyeballs than ever before. And with it, more money.
Nevertheless, she doesn’t always seem to get her peers’ respect. The league hasn’t necessarily promoted her, the referees don’t give her any calls and the overall experience has been odd.
That’s why, after a couple of scuffles with the Phoenix Mercury and shots at the referees, former NFL MVP Boomer Esiason urged Clark to just take her talents overseas.
Boomer Esiason urges Caitlin Clark to leave the WNBA
“If I were Caitlin Clark, I would seriously consider going to play overseas somewhere and get royal treatment,” Esiason said. “And get real money.”