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Does the WNBA Not Like Caitlin Clark?

The Indiana Fever star has been treated like a virus that the league’s antibodies seek to reject.

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark reacts to a referee’s call during a game against the Atlanta Dream at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga., June 20, 2026.

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What sports league, handed a generational talent who has played brilliantly and delivered massive commercial dividends, would make this very same player seem unwelcome and an object of scorn?

The WNBA.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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