“More than marketing move…” Ice Cube gets honest about Caitlin Clark’s $5 million contract offer

Ice Cube made an honest admission about the offer made to Caitlin Clark on the Big Podcast.

“More than marketing move…” Ice Cube gets honest about Caitlin Clark’s $5 million contract offer

Ice Cube and Caitlin Clark

Former Iowa Hawkeyes standout Caitlin Clark has been the talk of the professional sports world ever since the Indiana Fever selected her with the first overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft. In the WNBA, Clark signed a four-year rookie deal worth slightly over $338,000; her compensation for the first year was $76,535. Notably, Ice Cube on the Big Podcast alongside Shaquille O’Neal made an intriguing revelation regarding Clark and her contract.

Ice Cube made Clark an enormous contract offer to play in his 3-on-3 basketball league, Big3, before the WNBA draft. Five million dollars was the offer value for just eight games. However, the deal did not materialize and the move was off. Now, Cube claimed on the Big Podcast that it was more than just a marketing move, about offering Clark a contract. Cube also claimed that, getting Clark would bring in millions of viewers and “everyone would have been making money off her.”

It was definitely sincere. It was more than a marketing move. It was a big swing. We knew adding her to our league would peak interest, it would definitely unlock millions in sponsor dollars. Everybody would have benefited off of her joining the league.
On the Big Podcast, Ice Cube said

On the contrary, the WNBA has never been more popular thanks to Clark, who has attracted millions of spectators to the league. It’s safe to assume that if Clark had joined the Big3, the same outcome would have occurred.

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Ice Cube reveals Big 3 could be a good alternative for stars to practice in offseason

Famous rapper and musician Ice Cube has lately been involved with the sport of basketball a lot. Not only that, he has his own league, named the “BIG3.” In addition, he also made an audacious offer to Caitlin Clark to play in his league, but it never came to fruition. However, Cube shared his views on how the BIG3 would be better for the WNBA players.

America’s women athletes should not be forced to spend their off seasons playing in often dismal and dubious foreign countries just to make ends meet, and they should have more than just one professional option in the US at a time when American pro sports leagues are being infiltrated by autocratic, anti-women regimes such as Qatar. Our pathbreaking offer to Caitlin Clark demonstrates that BIG3 now offers another choice for athletes.
Ice Cube replied to TMZ on X

Cube’s words do make sense as female athletes often travel to overseas leagues in their offseason to be in shape for the game. With the BIG3 offering lucrative deals to stars worldwide, it will be intriguing to see what Cube and his league do next.

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