The WNBA has firmly cemented itself as one of America’s most popular leagues since the 2024 draft, which is when Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was selected with the number one overall pick. Since joining the WNBA, Clark has been instrumental in the league reaching record attendance and television viewership, as well as it expanding with new franchises at an exponential rate.

Clark’s peers in the WNBA realize just how critical Clark is to the league’s success. Star Minnesota Lynx forward and annual MVP candidate Napheesa Collier recently spoke about it with Glamour magazine.

“The amount of money that Caitlin Clark has made the league is insane, and she’s getting 0% of it because we have no revenue share. She gets less than $80,000 a year, and she’s bringing in, like, hundreds of millions of dollars. It’s insane.”

Unfortunately, Clark missed the majority of her second year in the WNBA due to injury, most notably a nagging groin that kept her out of the entire second half of the season.

Fans were hopeful that they’d get to see more of Clark to make up for the missed time in the upcoming inaugural season of Project B, an international league set to start its inaugural season in November 2026.

However, one of Clark’s WNBA teammates has revealed that Clark won’t be participating.

“I tried to get her to play in [Project B],” Sophie Cunningham said. “She was like ‘No.’”

Fans reacted to Clark’s decision on social media.

“It’s clearly not about making the most money for Caitlin Clark in her career,” one fan wrote on Twitter.

“All that talk from people about Project B offering CC $20–30 million and her not being able to say no,” someone else added.

“Caitlin just wants to play in the W, and the commissioner is actively trying to sabotage the league,” another fan added.

It’ll be interesting to see if Clark ever decides to change her mind.