Since the start of the 2023-2024 season, women's college basketball sensation Caitlyn Clark has been buzzing. Her historic play has not only established her as the future No. 1 pick in this year's WNBA draft, but perhaps Ice Cube's next BIG3 superstar after the West Coast rap legend reportedly offered her $5 million dollars to match and play. his club.
“We intended the offer to remain private while Caitlin Clark plays for the league,” Cube he tweeted early Wednesday morning (March 27) after a TMZ the report appeared. “But I won't deny what's already out there: The BIG3 made a historic offer to Caitlin Clark. Why not do it? Caitlin is a generational athlete who can achieve tremendous success in the BIG3.”
During her tenure at Iowa State, Clark has established herself as a scoring machine known for her superior shooting and playmaking abilities. This season in particular has been a testament to her prowess. She has averaged an outstanding 31.8 points per game, along with 7.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists, making her a top contender for the WNBA draft and a potential BIG3 superstar.
In later tweets, Cube explained the importance of bringing female athletes into his league. “The skeptics laughed when we made Nancy Lieberman the first female coach of a men's professional team and she won the championship in her first year,” he said. “Then Lisa Leslie won it all in year two. With our offer, Caitlin Clark can make history and break down even more barriers for female athletes.”
Because the pay scale in the WNBA is significantly lower than that of the NBA, Cube expressed the importance of paying America's female athletes a competitive salary versus having to resort to playing overseas to get a steady paycheck.
“America's female athletes should not be forced to spend their off-seasons playing in often dismal and dubious foreign countries just to make ends meet,” she said.
Read Ice Cube's tweets below.
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