Breaking: Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark – the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft – is nearing a lucrative, eight-figure endorsement deal with Nike, per industry sources. Clark is set to receive her own signature Nike shoe. Story with @MikeVorkunov, @benpickman: theathletic.com/5424729/2024/0…
@ShamsCharania @MikeVorkunov @benpickman Making more money on that deal than the entire league combined
@ShamsCharania @MikeVorkunov @benpickman Over 10 mil???? That’s insane good for her tho
@ShamsCharania @MikeVorkunov @benpickman GET THE BAG CAITLIN 🗣
@ShamsCharania @MikeVorkunov @benpickman It turns out Caitlin Clark will do just fine for herself on a WNBA salary.
@ShamsCharania @MikeVorkunov @benpickman Nike never misses
@ShamsCharania @MikeVorkunov @benpickman What’s important about this is Nike investing & basically forcing the hand instead of waiting This is probably too much & maybe not a great deal for them but long term they’re creating the women’s market behind a signature athlete. They’ll be 1a. In what is really a new market
@ShamsCharania @MikeVorkunov @benpickman See @Tony_DeMo she good
@ShamsCharania @MikeVorkunov @benpickman Nike produced the commercial for when she became the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer: