Kelsey Mitchell Details Caitlin Clark Toll as Her Salary Jumps to $1.4 Million

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 4

Kelsey Mitchell used her season-ending press conference to describe the strain of playing alongside Caitlin Clark, saying players "endure" more than people realize and asking for "grace."
Mitchell said she gets "a lot of flak" for being Clark's teammate, but the report argues her comments did not specifically blame Indiana Fever fans despite some headlines framing them that way.
Her remarks came after Indiana's 94-83 Game 3 loss to Las Vegas ended the Fever's season, keeping the spotlight on the scrutiny surrounding Clark and her teammates.
Mitchell has also acknowledged the upside: she told SLAM that Clark and Angel Reese opened doors for players through more resources and money across the league.
That financial shift is stark in her own pay — from under $60,000 in 2020 and $206,000 before Clark's arrival to $1.4 million in 2026, as Fever games drove many of the WNBA's biggest TV audiences.