INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark says she hasn’t spoken to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert this week.
However, she is ready to add her name to the growing list of players criticizing the league’s leadership.
The Indiana Fever guard spoke publicly Thursday for the first time since WNBA All-Star weekend and acknowledged Minnesota Lynx star forward Napheesa Collier made “valid” points when she took her complaints about league executives public Tuesday.
“I think what people need to understand, we need great leadership in this time, across all levels,” Clark said. “This is straight up the most important moment in this league’s history. This league’s been around 25 years, and this is a moment we have to capitalize on. Phee said it all with what she said, and I think the points she made were very valid.”
Collier criticized the league’s top brass for fining players and coaches who speak out about officiating and other WNBA matters. Her comments came two days after the top-seeded Lynx were eliminated from the playoffs without Collier, who suffered an ankle injury on a play near the end of Game 3, or coach Cheryl Reeve, who was suspended and fined after storming the court and criticizing officials for not calling a foul on the play.