Caitlin Clark will always be underpaid

TWO NUMBERS ring out when talking about Caitlin Clark. The first is 3,951. That is the number of points she scored in four years playing for the University of Iowa, more than any woman—or man—in the history of top-level college basketball. And then there is 76,535, which is the sum in dollars she will earn in her first year as a professional player in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Ms Clark’s salary is meagre for a leading player in a big sport. But then, despite being a transformational player who has already lifted the profile of her sport onto a higher plane, she is unlikely ever to be paid her worth.