Ice Cube offered Caitlin Clark the opportunity to play for his BIG3 basketball league before she joined the WNBA in 2024, but that same lucrative $5 million proposal won’t be extend to Angel Reese.

Ice Cube made it clear that he could not offer Angel Reese the same $5 million proposal that he offered to Caitlin Clark.

Last year set popularity records for the WNBA across the board, and the growth shows no signs of slowing. In 2024, ESPN, the league’s primary television partner, saw a 170 percent boost in viewership. Overall ratings are up by 23 percent this year. Ticket sales are up 26 percent, and merchandise sales have increased by 40 percent.

Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark have been linked since their college days, their clashes producing some of the most-watched games in NCAA women's basketball history. Reese's LSU Tig

In May 2024, Cube reportedly offered Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark a staggering $5 million to join the league — a jaw-dropping figure, especially when compared to the standard Big3 salary, which maxes out at around $100,000 per season.

Angel Reese’s rivalry with Caitlin Clark went up another notch in a brutal loss to Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever to kick the 2025 WNBA season off. The Chicago Sky superstar’s

Second-year forward Angel Reese has put together her second consecutive All-Star campaign, as she is contributing a career-high 13.8 points and 3.7 assists per game. Her 12.5 rebounds per contest are also the best mark in the WNBA.