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With Joe Biden and countless others bemoaning Caitlin Clark's meager $76,535 rookie salary, the WNBA sensation is now reportedly finalizing an eight-figure endorsement deal with Nike.
According to The Athletic's Shams Sharania, the agreement will likely include her own signature shoe, thereby putting the Indiana Fever rookie in a category with New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu as one of only a few women who can claim that honor. Adidas and Under Armour also reportedly had interest in signing Clark, who was picked first overall at Monday's WNBA Draft in Brooklyn.
A $338,056 sum dispersed over four seasons, Clark's rookie deal was limited by the terms of the WNBA collective-bargaining agreement rookie pay scale – a labor deal that was