Dave Portnoy has gushed complete Caitlin Clark regularly complete nan past year, pinch his latest compliment calling nan Indiana Fever prima Nike's 'greatest bargain of each time' for signing her to a $28million footwear deal.
The Barstool leader continued by past referring to Clark arsenic a 'monster' pinch really good her footwear will do for Nike, comparing her to Tiger Woods and Serena Williams arsenic a 'game-changer' successful sport.
Portnoy besides addressed why it appears Nike has not done overmuch to beforehand Clark since she inked pinch nan institution successful nan spring.
Not surprisingly, Portnoy does not blasted Clark's actions for nan deficiency of promotion.
'A batch of talk astir Nike and really they haven't really done thing pinch Caitlin Clark yet,' Portnoy said Wednesday. 'Locking up Caitlin Clark astatine nan value they did, I deliberation it was $10million (it's really 8 years, $28million), top bargain of all-time.'
Dave Portnoy called Caitlin Clark Nike's 'greatest bargain of each time' for inking her to a footwear deal
Portnoy felt Clark signed pinch Nike for is little than her marketplace worth arsenic 1 of nan WNBA's best
'There are rumors Nike has not done thing because of nan toxicity around... and it's not astir Caitlin, Caitlin's done nothing, it's each nan idiots retired there. Caitlin Clark is nan aureate goose. If Nike has Caitlin Clark, I for illustration Nike.'
'This mentation they are acrophobic to do thing because of nan reverse race-baiters, and each nan toxicity, I don't judge that, I don't judge it.'
'Her footwear is going to beryllium a monster, thing they do is going to beryllium a monster. Caitlin Clark is Serena Williams, Tiger Woods... she's a game-changer. Men, women, everything. Nobody tin f**k up Caitlin Clark.'
Clark has been astatine nan forefront of nan emergence successful fame of women's basketball, making love backmost to her inferior play astatine Iowa past year.
The now-Fever constituent defender took portion successful nan four-highest-rated women's assemblage hoops games of all-time, past brought her occurrence to nan WNBA, pinch nan convention mounting respective tv records this season.
For different Clark merchandise, nan Indiana Fever's jersey income were up astir 1,200 percent this year compared to nan aforesaid constituent past season.