Caitlin Clark, who made $76,535 as a rookie, was responsible for 26.5% of WNBA revenue, according to Ryan Brewer, an associate professor of finance at Indiana University Columbus.

What raised many eyebrows was Clark's salary with the Fever. Despite her undeniable talent and skyrocketing popularity, she only earned around $76,000, excluding performance bonuses, in her rookie season. It only further highlighted the glaring disparity in pay between the NBA and the WNBA.

The Chinese Commerce Ministry announced the move after the Washington expanded its list of Chinese companies subject to export controls on computer chip-making equipment, software and high-bandwidth memory chips.