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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s previous comments about league and Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark’s earning potential, during a CNBC interview, resurfaced on social media Friday.

The previous comments came to light after Engelbert denied allegedly telling Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier that Clark “should be grateful she makes $16 million off the court because without the platform that the WNBA gives her, she wouldn’t make anything,” according to Collier.

While Engelbert denied making that alleged statement during a news conference Friday, her previous comments during an interview at the CNBC Changemakers Summit in April 2024 echoed similar themes.

“Caitlin has the ability to make up to a half-million dollars just in WNBA wage

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