🔥 Commissioner IN TROUBLE After Christine Brennan BREAKS SILENCE Over WNBA HATING ON Caitlin Clark!
“This Is a Disaster”: Scorching Rebuke Exposes the League’s Deepest Divide

Washington, D.C. —
The WNBA thought it could ride the Caitlin Clark wave to historic ratings. What it didn’t count on? A full-blown media firestorm over its own treatment of the league’s biggest star.

And now… the blowback has reached DEFCON 1.

Award-winning USA Today columnist Christine Brennan, one of the most respected voices in sports journalism, just torched the WNBA’s leadership in a blistering on-air segment — and the league office is reeling.

“This isn’t just mishandling,” Brennan said.
“It’s sabotage, intentional or not. And it starts at the top.”

Her words have ignited a national conversation — not just about how Caitlin Clark is being treated, but about whether WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has lost control of the narrative completely.

🚨 “This League Should Be Thanking Caitlin Clark — Not Targeting Her”

Christine Brennan didn’t hold back.

In an unscheduled CNN appearance, she blasted the WNBA for allowing repeated physical targeting, refusing to protect their star, and failing to condemn escalating disrespect from other players.

“You have a player breaking viewership records, selling out arenas, and bringing more attention to the WNBA than ever before,” Brennan said.
“And yet she’s getting shoved, disrespected, mocked — and what does the league do? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.”

Within minutes of Brennan’s remarks, #ProtectCaitlin began trending on X (formerly Twitter), with thousands of fans demanding accountability — not from players, but from the commissioner herself.

🔥 Commissioner Cathy Engelbert in the Hot Seat

Cathy Engelbert has kept a low profile amid the chaos. While fans and analysts rage online over rough fouls, cold shoulders, and viral snubs aimed at Clark, Engelbert has offered only generic statements about “growth” and “learning curves.”

But Brennan’s criticism has shattered the silence.

“When Caitlin Clark gets leveled mid-play or benched during crunch time, that’s not just basketball. That’s a message,” Brennan added.
“And the fact that no one at the top is intervening? That’s a problem.”

Calls are now growing for Engelbert to step forward publicly, address the controversy, and clarify the league’s position on how its players — especially those like Clark — should be treated on and off the court.

😡 Fans Erupt: “This Is Bigger Than Just One Player”

Caitlin Clark’s meteoric rise has exposed deep cultural rifts in the WNBA — between old guard and new, between team-first mentalities and individual celebrity, between veteran resentment and rookie superstardom.

Fans say they’ve had enough.

“If this is how you treat the player saving your league, what message does that send?”
“You don’t have to love her, but you do have to respect what she’s done.”
“This is starting to look like hazing on a national stage.”

Even neutral observers are beginning to ask hard questions:

Why wasn’t Clark selected for the Olympic team?

Why is she being subjected to targeted fouls without flagrant calls?

Why is the league so quiet about the elephant in the room?

🧨 Christine Brennan’s Words Hit a Nerve

Brennan’s status as a veteran journalist — one who’s covered every Olympics since 1984 and has decades of credibility — makes her critique even more damning.

She’s not a social media influencer.
She’s not a YouTube commentator.
She’s a respected institution in sports journalism — and now she’s made it clear:

The WNBA’s treatment of Caitlin Clark is a “disaster in the making.”
And it’s time for the commissioner to answer for it.

📣 What Happens Next?

All eyes are now on the WNBA front office.

Will Engelbert speak out?
Will the league issue guidelines on player conduct?
Or will they stay silent — and risk alienating the millions of fans Clark has brought into the game?

Because make no mistake: this isn’t just about a single rookie anymore.

This is about how a league handles fame, change, and controversy — and whether it’s ready to evolve.

Caitlin Clark didn’t ask to be the face of the league.
But the WNBA made her that.
Now, they must decide:
Will they protect her… or watch it all burn down