I hope all those guys who said that female athletes deserve to earn less because their sports earn less money are paying attention. Because Caitlin Clark just scored a win that no professional basketball player has gotten since Michael Jordan. And what is this latest history-making achievement from Clark? She just signed a contract with Wilson Sporting Goods Co., the official basketball supplier for both the WNBA and the NBA.
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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark shoots a free throw during a game against the Connecticut Sun on May 20, 2024, at Indianapolis’s Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images
Per CNN, Clark will work with Wilson to create “signature basketball collections celebrating Clark’s continued legacy,” according to the company. The athlete will “test, advise and provide feedback on a range” of basketball products and “creatively direct her first-ever signature basketball line.” Reportedly, this deal is similar to the series created with Michael Jordan back in the 1980s.
“Wilson has been with me across some of the most pivotal moments in my career so far, and I couldn’t be more excited to continue driving basketball forward alongside them,” Clark said in the press release. “It feels surreal to have my own basketball collection, and to affect what that means for future generations of athletes.
This is the second major endorsement deal that sees Caitlin Clark following in Michael Jordan’s footsteps. In April, per CBS Sports, she signed with Nike for a reported $28 million deal, which will include a signature shoe.
Kathleen Walsh is a contributing writer for Glamour, where she covers all things celebrity and entertainment, and some things politics. Over her decade of writing and editing experience, Kathleen’s op-eds and deep dives on the intersection of feminism and pop culture have been published in the *New York Times, The… Read more
