Shaquille O’Neal has put his head above the parapet and claimed that the likes of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese should be on similar contracts to their NBA counterparts.
The former Los Angeles Laker was at the Wintrust Arena on Friday to see Reese’s Chicago Sky take on Clark’s Indiana Fever, with the Fever running out 100-81 winners.
The ION broadcasters spotted Shaq in the arena and decided to go up and ask him about the boom of public interest in the WNBA which is partly down to players like Clark and Reese.
“They’ve always played great, they’ve always played hard. I’m glad they’re getting the exposure. They definitely deserve it,” Shaq said.
“Now we just gotta get them similar contracts as what some of these NBA guys are making,” he added.
Shaq mentored Reese
Shaq has got a vested interest in the career of Reese given he was a mentor to her during her college years and now in her WNBA career which is in its rookie year.
“Look, [Reese] plays hard, I like the way she plays,” Shaq responded. “I love her, I love the way Caitlin Clark is playing. The game right now is just at an all-time high for the females, and I’m happy for them.
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“And again, I just hope they get similar pay that the guys are making,” he concluded.
On the court, the Sky had the lead 26-23 heading into the second period but then the Fever defense stepped up. They took a lead into the half and they scored more than 20 points or more on each quarter, including 31 in the third.
For Chicago, they only scored 22 in the third but a 16 and 17-point effort in the second and in the last period determined the way of the game and now they are set for a trial by social media.
