WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert denied ever slamming Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark and claiming she "should be grateful" to the league.

Engelbert, 60, landed herself in hot water after some fiery comments made by Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier.

Collier, 29, claimed the commissioner once told her Clark , 23, should be showing more gratitude to the WNBA for securing her multiple sponsorship deals.

However, the basketball chief insists that was a gross "inaccuracy" that left her "disheartened".

Engelbert said at her annual news conference ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Friday: "I did not make those comments.

"There is a lot of inaccuracy out there through social media and all of this reporting.

"I highly respect the players. There is a lot of emot

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