It was just a matter of time and it certainly wont be the last time. Caitlyn Clark, the basketball sensation who just signed her first contract with the WNBA, has signed a lucrative deal with Nike to make her very rich.
The athlete, who has turned women’s basketball into the hotest sport of the spring, is about to get compensated in a way no female before her has.
On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal and The Athletic reported a pending eight-year, $28million contract, including a signature shoe. The deal would give Clark the richest sponsorship contract for a women’s basketball player.
The Athletic and WSJ cited unnamed sources familiar with the negotiations between Nike and the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer, who recently became the first overall pick of the WNBA Draft.
GO CAITLIN!