Though it’s still far too early to tell, Caitlin Clark has already completely changed the landscape of women’s basketball. The sport is receiving more attention, coverage, and funding than it has in the past. This is the reason why, during a telecast featuring the Indiana Fever and Dallas Wings, WNBA legend Nancy Lieberman made a significant statement against Clark. Lieberman compared the Fever rookie to Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods because of the way Clark is altering the game as she was making free throws.
“What Caitlin Clark has done for the game is generational,” Lieberman said. “As a baller to a baller, I just want to say thank you to you Caitlin Clark for just lifting our game up. You and so many great players, but what you’re doing, you’re going to make all these women multi-millionaires one day like Tiger [Woods] did, like Michael Jordan did. And we shouldn’t hate on her, we should celebrate her, not tolerate her.”
While it’s far too early to compare Caitlin Clark to the greatest basketball player of all time Michael Jordan, Lieberman’s statement still very much stands. Clark has changed the WNBA in a way that no one else has ever done before, and so have her rivalries with players like Angel Reese.
