“Our Phones Are Ringing Off The Hook”: Does WNBA Thank Caitlin Clark, The Fans Or NBA For 150 Percent Increase In New $2.2B Media Deal?

Earlier in the season, Phoenix Suns star Natasha Cloud made headlines for telling male basketball commentators and new fans trying to stir the pot with various narratives about the league and Caitlin Clark’s place in it, to “invest” In the W or “STFU.” “Tired Of Hearing Men Talk About Our League” | WNBA Player Natasha Cloud Wants Men Like Charles Barkley To “Invest” In League Or “STFU” Well, the NBA’s Board of Governors invested more than the league could ever imagine. The WNBA is finally seeing some real cash from the NBA.& WNBA’s New Media Rights Deal Worth 2.2 Billion& On Tuesday, The Athletic reported that the WNBA’s upcoming media deal is valued at approximately $2.2 billion over 11 years, which marks a groundbreaking financial come-up for a league that has grown exponentially this season with the influx of charismatic and fan-captivating rookies Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Cameron Brink, to name a few.& It was pretty much understood that the league would be getting a much-needed financial infusion of cash after the NBA completed its media rights deal, because the NBA controls the WNBA’’s financial future and evaluates how much the WNBA is worth and then pieces them off...