Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark has quickly risen to become one of the biggest names in sports. And that seemingly comes with a plethora of opportunities that only continue to grow.
Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes are set to compete against Colorado in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. But on Wednesday, Clark received an offer that certainly caught the attention of the sports world.
Ice Cube, the famous hip-hop artist and founder of the Big3 basketball league, took to social media to share that he has offered Clark a “historic” offer to join their basketball league. According to TMZ, the offer would indeed be historic, in the $5 million range should she opt to accept.
We intended the offer to remain private while Caitlin Clark plays for the championship. But I won’t deny what’s now already out there: BIG3 made a historic
offer to Caitlin Clark. Why wouldn’t we? Caitlin is a generational athlete who can achieve tremendous success in the BIG3. https://t.co/cwzHh7EVau— Ice Cube (@icecube) March 27, 2024
Ice Cube continued on to make his pitch to Clark, saying that she could “break down barriers” for females in sports even more by playing in the Big3.
“The skeptics laughed when we made Nancy Lieberman the first female coach of a men’s pro team, and she won the championship in her first year,” Ice Cube said in his tweet. “Then Lisa Leslie won it all in year two. With our offer, Caitlin Clark can make history and break down even more barriers for women athletes.”
The skeptics laughed when we made Nancy Lieberman the first female coach of a men’s pro team, and she won the championship in her first year. Then Lisa Leslie won it all in year two. With our offer, Caitlin Clark can make history and break down even more barriers for women…
— Ice Cube (@icecube) March 27, 2024
Naturally, fans had plenty to say about the possibility of Clark competing in the Big3 league.
I think that’s more money than the wnba
— Sr. (@MookSrBurner) March 27, 2024
Genius marketing move from Ice Cube & the BIG 3. Offer her tons of money to play in her offseason — more than she’d made in the WNBA — and it’s more and more publicity for Ice Cube’s league EVEN if she says no! 👏
— Courtside Buzz (@OfficialNBABuzz) March 27, 2024
Probably more than the WNBA will ever offer
— BronnyMuse (@BronnyMuse06) March 27, 2024
Even if she doesn’t take it this is gonna be great for the WNBA players. The price finally went up
— FireFoxKaz (@KazHeatCulture) March 27, 2024
She should take that. Unfortunately it’s more than she’d make in the WNBA
— ₅ (@RunWithFox) March 27, 2024
As some fans said, it is a pretty genius move by Ice Cube to both help bring popularity to the Big3 league by bringing in Clark and give a female athlete like Clark a chance to compete against male athletes in the league.
Only time will tell whether she will ultimately accept the offer. But at the very least, it has to be an intriguing possibility to Clark.
