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Sports Illustrated
Kristen Wong

Pat McAfee Calls Caitlin Clark, WNBA Players’ Salaries an ‘Embarrassment’

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever wears a shirt saying "Pay us what you owe us" prior to the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. | Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images

Arguably the biggest storyline to come out of this year's WNBA All-Star weekend was the players' empowering T-shirt demonstration, with which they sent a direct message to the league: "Pay us what you owe us."

That message has since received mixed reactions from fans, some of whom are under the impression that the league doesn't owe players anything since it reportedly operated at a $40 million loss last year and has never been profitable since its inception in 1997.

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