The WNBA Just Raised Foul Fines 2.5x. Everyone Calls It the Caitlin Clark Tax.
The league's 2026 fine structure raises technical and flagrant penalties up to 2.5x — and the timing, days before Caitlin Clark's comeback, is doing all the talking.
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The league's 2026 fine structure raises technical and flagrant penalties up to 2.5x — and the timing, days before Caitlin Clark's comeback, is doing all the talking.

Last year 50% of WNBA general managers said Caitlin Clark was the player they'd build a franchise around. This year it's 20% — she's tied for second with A'ja Wilson while Paige Bueckers takes the top spot. Clark didn't get worse. She just got hurt for one season. The survey is wrong, and Saturday's opener will start fixing it.

The #4 pick led the Mystics in scoring in both preseason games, dropped 17 on Atlanta, and made Angel Reese a 11-minute spectator. The 30th WNBA season starts Friday. Washington might be the league's most fascinating rebuild.



