ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 21: Ice Cube poses on the red carpet prior to the BIG3 Championship at State Farm Arena on August 21, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images for BIG3)
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Ice Cube's BIG3 Makes Caitlin Clark a 'Historic' $5 Million Offer

Ice Cube's BIG3 Makes Caitlin Clark a 'Historic' $5 Million Offer

Published Thu, March 28, 2024 at 10:45 AM EDT

Ice Cube announced earlier this week (3/27) that his BIG3 basketball league has offered University of Iowa guard Caitlin Clark $5 million to play in the 3 on 3 league. Responding to a TMZ post on X Cube called the offer historic.

“We intended the offer to remain private while Caitlin Clark plays for the championship," he posted. "But I won’t deny what’s now already out there: BIG3 made a historic offer to Caitlin Clark. Why wouldn’t we?” Caitlin is a generational athlete who can achieve tremendous success in the BIG3.”

Cube said further: “The skeptics laughed when we made Nancy Lieberman the first female coach of a men’s pro team, and she won the championship in her first year. Then Lisa Leslie won it all in year two. With our offer, Caitlin Clark can make history and break down even more barriers for women athletes.”

Cube said on the Pat McAfee Show that they haven't received a response from Clark as of yet. "We just need an answer, as soon as they are ready to give it to us," he said. "It's always 50-50 till we get a no. At the end of the day, it's a generous offer."

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