Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark made the decision to turn down an offer to play in the new 3x3 women's basketball league Unrivaled - and she stuck to her word

Ahead of the opening week of the upstart 3-on-3 league, Unrivaled, many WNBA players who are participating spoke up about the issue of stalking.

Unrivaled Basketball League finally began on Friday without Caitlin Clark in sight, as the WNBA Rookie of the Year stuck to her word about taking time away from the game

There's no doubt Clark's presence would have been a boon for the startup Unrivaled league. In her first season with the Fever, WNBA broadcasts featuring Clark averaged 1.19 million viewers, per Nielsen. Games without Clark averaged 394,000.

Along with being one of the WNBA's top stars, Napheesa Collier has worked diligently behind the scenes to build her own venture.

On the eve of its debut, Unrivaled held a security meeting with its players about their safety. In the past few months, three separate cyber-stalking cases have gone public with women's basketball players in college and the WNBA.

The Unrivaled Basketball League is set to begin on Friday, but fans won't see Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark in action.

Unrivaled women's basketball is tipping off this weekend, and it's time to see Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier's vision come to life.

The first game between Mist BC and Lunar Owls BC featured stars like Jewell Loyd, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier ... there was one name notably absent from the festivities: Caitlin Clark. The Indiana Fever star decided to not take part in the inaugural ...

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