Another day, another controversy surrounding Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark.
Ever since Clark entered the WNBA, players, coaches, officials, and, worst yet, commissioner Cathy Engelbert, have had it out for the former Hawkeye great. They can't accept that without Clark in the WNBA, they would be sent back to poor hotels, coach flights, and fewer television deals, losing millions of dollars in revenue. Not to mention her elite play on the court.
Clark is not the only one who has helped the league get to where it is, but she is definitely one of the most important figures, and the WNBA's latest failure further proves its ineptitude in promoting and protecting one of its biggest stars.
Colin Cowherd went off on the league after its latest failure involving Caitlin Clark
The WNBA has been feverishly promoting its 30th-anniversary season this year, paying homage to where the league was and where it is now. The league was built on the backs of players like Lisa Leslie, Diana Taurasi, and Cynthia Cooper, only one of whom is on the 30th anniversary poster.
Fans have ripped apart the poster that looks like it was made in Photoshop by a high school student, and surprise, surprise, Caitlin Clark isn't on it. Not only did the league snub Clark from the 30th-anniversary poster, but they also did nothing to protect her in the Fever's most recent game against the Phoenix Mercury.
Enough is enough, and that sentiment was echoed by TV host Colin Cowherd in a scathing rant against the league.
"The WNBA, they just keep driving into a wall at full speed with Caitlin Clark…this is a paranoid, weird, insular league" – Colin Cowherd pic.twitter.com/R124wJulLi
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 25, 2026
Cowherd echoes what we have been saying about Clark's treatment by the league, likening it to when Tiger Woods first burst onto the PGA Tour. He noted that veteran golfers were initially mad, but quickly got over it after the purses started to increase. The difference between Tiger and Clark is that the league still hasn't gotten over the attention she is getting.
Clark has received a lot of media attention since entering the WNBA, and the league, players, coaches, and the commissioner are still in their feelings about it. How do you leave one of your biggest former superstars, Diana Taurasi, and one of your current biggest superstars, Caitlin Clark, off the poster and think that's ok?
Cowherd not only went in on the league over that debacle, but he also chastized them for their treatment of Clark on the court. The WNBA is well-known for its awful officiating, and while there is no direct link to that and the myriad of injuries Clark suffered last season, a connection can easily be drawn. Cowherd claimed the refs call games like the UFC, just without the eye-gouging, a scathing remark about the league's officiating crew. When is enough going to be enough?
The WNBA has a massive Caitlin Clark problem of its own making
Professional sports leagues across the country have found ways to protect and promote their biggest stars, but the WNBA hasn't cracked the code. They barely promoted her when she made Team USA, took away the captain spot on this year's WNBA All-Star game to strip her of that honor, and left her off the 30th-anniversary poster.
They keep finding new ways to shoot themselves in the foot or put their foot in their mouth, and it doesn't seem to be getting any better. It should not be rocket science to promote one of your biggest stars, and it doesn't matter how much media attention she is already receiving. It's fine to promote budding stars Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese, but not at the exclusion of Caitlin Clark.
Something has to be done, and Cathy Engelbert has to step up and do something NOW.
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