WNBA needs Caitlin Clark more than she needs the league, longtime sportscaster Dan Patrick says

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Longtime sportscaster Dan Patrick said the WNBA has turned on Caitlin Clark amid contentious collective bargaining agreement negotiations.

Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier revealed that, in a private conversation she had with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, that Engelbert said Clark should be thankful that the league gave her the platform to make $16 million off the court.

Patrick said the WNBA needs Caitlin Clark more than she needs the WNBA.

“Are they going to make $300,000? Maybe someday, but Caitlin Clark shouldn’t make $78,000 a year and then be thankful that she gets to make $16 million off the court. The WNBA needs Caitlin Clark; Caitlin Clark does not need the WNBA,” Patrick said during a recent appearance on OutKick’s “Don’t @