It is the nightmare scenario that WNBA executives, sponsors, and fans across the United States never thought they would see. Caitlin Clark, the dazzling rookie whose arrival electrified the women’s game and injected millions of new eyeballs into a league desperate for attention, is reportedly on the verge of accepting a $100 million EuroLeague contract. If confirmed, this decision would not only make her the highest-paid female basketball player in history — it would also deliver what some analysts are already calling the death blow to the WNBA’s fragile empire.

The Perfect Storm

A Betrayal Felt Across America

Fans in Shock

The Integrity Question

What Happens Next?

A Doomsday Scenario?