{"id":250345,"date":"2026-06-27T19:03:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T19:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/nfl-legend-urges-caitlin-clark-to-leave-wnba-she-is-not-being-treated-with-any-sort-of-respect\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:03:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T19:03:26","slug":"nfl-legend-urges-caitlin-clark-to-leave-wnba-she-is-not-being-treated-with-any-sort-of-respect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/nfl-legend-urges-caitlin-clark-to-leave-wnba-she-is-not-being-treated-with-any-sort-of-respect\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL legend urges Caitlin Clark to leave WNBA: &#8216;She is not being treated with any sort of respect&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>From the moment she set foot on a WNBA hardwood, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/wnba\/players\/caitlin_clark\/911444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caitlin Clark<\/a> has been a polarizing figure.<\/p>\n<p>Experts and fans anointed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/wnba\/teams\/indiana_fever\/17260\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Fever<\/a> point guard as the new face of women&#8217;s basketball, and she seemed poised to be that.<\/p>\n<p>The Caitlin Clark effect revolutionized the league, bringing more eyeballs than ever before. And with it, more money.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, she doesn&#8217;t always seem to get her peers&#8217; respect. The league hasn&#8217;t necessarily promoted her, the referees don&#8217;t give her any calls and the overall experience has been odd.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/wnba\/articles\/fevers_caitlin_clark_puts_referees_on_blast_after_receiving_fifth_technical_foul\/s1_13132_43985864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a couple of scuffles\u00a0<\/a>with the Phoenix Mercury and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/wnba\/articles\/its_absolutely_egregious_and_utterly_disrespectful_fevers_stephanie_white_rips_referees_over_caitlin_clark_treatment\/s1_13132_43993126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shots at the referees<\/a>, former NFL MVP Boomer Esiason urged Clark to just take her talents overseas.<\/p>\n<h2>Boomer Esiason urges Caitlin Clark to leave the WNBA<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf I were Caitlin Clark, I would seriously consider going to play overseas somewhere and get royal treatment,\u201d Esiason said. \u201cAnd get real money.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/wnba\/articles\/nfl_legend_urges_caitlin_clark_to_leave_wnba_she_is_not_being_treated_with_any_sort_of_respect\/s1_13132_43994400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the moment she set foot on a WNBA hardwood, Caitlin Clark has been a polarizing figure. 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