{"id":430519,"date":"2025-12-07T07:37:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T07:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/430519\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T07:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T07:37:17","slug":"caitlin-clarks-decision-to-possibly-join-new-league-outside-wnba-emerges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/430519\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark\u2019s Decision to Possibly Join New League Outside WNBA Emerges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caitlin Clark<\/a> has quickly become the face of the WNBA<\/a> and one of the league\u2019s biggest ambassadors. Her rise began with a historic college career, followed by becoming the No. 1 pick of the Indiana Fever<\/a>, where she immediately transformed the franchise and the league\u2019s visibility.<\/p>\n

Even in just her second season, Clark\u2019s impact on attendance, ratings, and overall interest in women\u2019s basketball has been impossible to ignore. She has helped usher the WNBA into a new era of mainstream attention, bringing millions of new fans into the sport and elevating the profile of both her team and the league as a whole. Her influence continues to be one of the main driving forces behind the WNBA\u2019s rapid growth.<\/p>\n

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However, as the WNBA continues to expand, new competing leagues have also begun to generate interest, including Project B, a global women\u2019s basketball league set to launch in fall 2026.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Fever guards Caitlin Clark (22) and Sophie Cunningham (8).Grace Smith&sol;IndyStar &sol; USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The league has already secured commitments from several WNBA players seeking new opportunities outside the traditional offseason structure. One of those players is Clark\u2019s teammate Sophie Cunningham<\/a>, who recently announced her commitment to Project B ahead of the 2026 WNBA season.<\/p>\n

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In a recent episode of her \u201cShow Me Something\u201d podcast, Cunningham revealed that she attempted to recruit Caitlin Clark to join her in Project B, but her effort was quickly shut down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried to tell her to, like, play in this one, and she was like, \u2018no,\u2019\u201d Cunningham said, making it clear Clark had no interest in participating.<\/p>\n

It remains unclear why Clark turned the offer down, but her decision could be connected to her recovery process.<\/p>\n

Clark suffered a season-ending groin injury in 2025 that limited her to just 13 games, and she also turned down participation in Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 offseason league. Her focus appears to be on staying healthy and preparing for her full WNBA return rather than splitting time between new leagues.<\/p>\n

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Clark will, however, be active with Team USA, as she has been confirmed for the national team\u2019s training camp roster.<\/p>\n

Related: Caitlin Clark Reacts to Nelly Korda\u2019s Engagement Announcement<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Dec 5, 2025, where it first appeared in the WNBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark has quickly become the face of the WNBA and one of the league\u2019s biggest ambassadors. Her…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":430520,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[233,234,178973,16091,62,67,132,68,232,72202,145877],"class_list":{"0":"post-430519","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-caitlin-clark","9":"tag-indiana-fever","10":"tag-project-b","11":"tag-sophie-cunningham","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us","16":"tag-wnba","17":"tag-wnba-players","18":"tag-wnba-season"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115677144377681492","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=430519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}