CAITLIN Clark’s brother Colin has appeared to weigh in on the row over her TIME cover appearance.
The 22-year-old WNBA star was honored by the iconic magazine as their 2024 Athlete of the Year earlier this month.
Caitlin Clark was honored by TIME Magazine as their Athlete of the Year[/caption]
The Indiana Fever superstar poses alongside rival Angel Reese[/caption]
Clark was emblazoned on the cover following her stunning rookie season for the Indiana Fever.
The former Iowa standout has been credited with boosting the reputation of the WNBA since being drafted No. 1 overall.
She smashed a host of franchise and league records in her debut season, finishing with an average of 19.2 points and 8.4 assists per game.
Following Clark’s appearance on the front cover of TIME, Washington Mystics co-owner Sheila Johnson appeared to hit back at the decision to feature just the Fever guard.
“When you just keep singling out one player, it creates hard feelings,” she argued.
Clark’s brother Colin has now appeared to respond on social media with a cryptic retweet on X.
“A record 20,711 fans were in attendance for Fever-Mystics tonight—the largest crowd in WNBA history,” the post shared by Colin read.
Fans were quick to speculate the post – which was originally uploaded by Front Office Sports in September – was a thinly veiled response to Johnson’s criticism of his sibling.
“Without Clark the WNBA is irrelevant,” one fan argued.
“Well done to him,” wrote another.
“It has taken the WNBA almost 28 years to get to the point where we are now,” Johnson argued in an interview with CNN earlier this month.
“This year, something clicked with the WNBA and it’s because of the draft of players that came in.
“It’s just not Caitlin Clark, it’s [Angel] Reese.
“We have so much talent out there that has been unrecognized, and I don’t think we can just pin it on one player.”
The WNBA had its most-watched regular season in 24 years, coupled with its highest attendance in 22 years.
Clark and Angel Reese were two of the league’s most outstanding rookies – but don’t see eye-to-eye off the court.
“We’re not best friends, by any means,” Clark admitted in her TIME interview.
“But we’re very respectful of one another.
“Yes, we have had tremendous battles.
“But when have I ever guarded her? And when has she guarded me?”
Clark’s Fever will begin their 2025 WNBA season against Reese and the Chicago Sky on May 17.
