Caitlin Clark will be WNBA-bound once Iowa‘s run in the NCAA Tournament ends, but Ice Cube wants to give her a second job, and it’s reportedly a lucrative one.
Clark, the record-breaking women’s college basketball star for the Hawkeyes, has received a $5 million offer to join the Big3 basketball league for its upcoming season, TMZ first reported.
Ice Cube, the CEO of the Big3, confirmed that he made the offer to Clark, writing in a social media post that he hoped to keep it quiet as Clark tries to lead Iowa to a national championship.
“But I won’t deny what’s now already out there: BIG3 made a historic offer to Caitlin Clark,” the Big3’s CEO wrote in a social media post. “Why wouldn’t we? Caitlin is a generational athlete who can achieve tremendous success in the BIG3.”
If Clark accepts the offer, she would be the first woman to play in the Big3. She would also be the first known women’s player to play in an American men’s professional basketball league. Two women have been selected in the NBA Draft. But the Golden State Warriors‘ selection of Denise Long in 1969 was voided, and Lusia Harris declined to try out for the Utah Jazz after they selected her in 1977.
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