VISIT LEGACY WOODS DOT ORG. WELL, HAWKEYES SUPERSTAR CAITLIN CLARK HAS A HUGE OFFER SITTING IN HER LAP. THE $5 MILLION OFFER TO PLAY EIGHT BASKETBALL GAMES COMES FROM THE LEAGUE CALLED BIG THREE. IT’S A THREE ON THREE BASKETBALL LEAGUE. THE TOURS THE U.S. IN THE SUMMER. CLARK WOULD BE THE FIRST EVER FEMALE PLAYER IN THE LEAGUE OWNED BY RAPPER ICE CUBE. HOWEVER, THE BIG THREE SCHEDULE CONFLICTS WITH THE WNBA, SO
Caitlin Clark gets offer from Big3 basketball league led by Ice Cube
Updated: 5:27 PM CDT Mar 27, 2024
Caitlin Clark has options.The Hawkeye All-American is leading her team on an NCAA Tournament run and has, at most, four games left in college after announcing her intention to forgo a fifth year of college and enter the upcoming WNBA Draft.Now, another league is vying for Clark's commitment.The Big3, a 3-on-3 basketball league founded in 2017 that tours the United States in the summer, reportedly made an offer to Clark to have her join the league ahead of the 2024 season.Big3 CEO and founder Ice Cube addressed the report on X, formerly known as Twitter, confirming the league made Clark an offer."We intended the offer to remain private while Caitlin Clark plays for the championship," Ice Cube posted. "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."The Big3 has never had a women's basketball player take the court. Most players are former NBA players or former men's college stars. Iowa State great and first-round NBA Draft pick Royce White joined the league in 2019.The 2024 Big3 schedule runs from June 15 through Aug. 18, and games are only scheduled for weekends. The WNBA regular season begins on May 14 and ends Sept. 19. There are multiple scheduling conflicts that would seemingly make it impossible for Clark to play in both leagues.Iowa plays Colorado in the Sweet 16 this Saturday.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Caitlin Clark has options.
The Hawkeye All-American is leading her team on an NCAA Tournament run and has, at most, four games left in college after announcing her intention to forgo a fifth year of college and enter the upcoming WNBA Draft.
Now, another league is vying for Clark's commitment.
The Big3, a 3-on-3 basketball league founded in 2017 that tours the United States in the summer, to have her join the league ahead of the 2024 season.
Big3 CEO and founder Ice Cube addressed the report on X, formerly known as Twitter, confirming the league made Clark an offer.
"We intended the offer to remain private while Caitlin Clark plays for the championship," Ice Cube posted. "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."
The Big3 has never had a women's basketball player take the court. Most players are former NBA players or former men's college stars. Iowa State great and first-round NBA Draft pick .
The runs from June 15 through Aug. 18, and games are only scheduled for weekends. The WNBA regular season begins on May 14 and ends Sept. 19. There are multiple scheduling conflicts that would seemingly make it impossible for Clark to play in both leagues.
Iowa plays Colorado in the Sweet 16 this Saturday.