Roz Gold-Onwude

So Caitlin, you know, waited until fever exit interviews to discuss the fee situation.

She was criticized for not immediately saying something in support of fee as many other players did, but she did come to the exit interview prepared and said fee said it all.

She had valid points.

She also mentioned that.

Fee never told her about Kathy's comments about her.

So that was the first time she was hearing it too.

And also going back to that ESPN article by Ramona Shelburne and Kendra Andrews that just dropped, they made it clear that Fee did not discuss her plans to drop this four minute league changing bomb on Kathy Engelbert and the WNBA.

She never discussed it with the Players Association or anyone else.

This was a woman acting alone.

And she strategically coming back to chess, there's nothing wrong with being strategic.

She activated the passion around fan groups that support Caitlin, Angel, and Paige.

And it got a lot of uproar.

And so it's interesting.

This is not a direct response to Fee, but it is interesting comments that Stephanie White, head coach of the Fever, made about Caitlin Clark being a pawn.

And in a recent interview, she said,

Caitlin Clark is the pawn in other people's narratives as criticism of WNBA leadership intensifies.

And so what I'll just say on that is that,

Look, whether it has been Caitlin's been in the league two years and whether it's been politicians utilizing her to push political agendas, whether it's a contentious CBA where both sides are, you know, not trying to alienate her fan base or evoke emotion and support from her fan base.

I think Steph White is correct.

And that's why, you know, on issues of business.