Boomer Esiason: Caitlin Clark Should Consider Leaving WNBA for Europe

Former NFL star Boomer Esiason believes Caitlin Clark should seriously consider leaving the WNBA at the young age of 24.

Unfortunately, Clark left Wednesday night's game against the Phoenix Mercury early due to a back injury. The Indiana Fever guard dealt with a back issue earlier this season, so it's possible the medical staff is just playing it safe.

The main concern, however, is that Clark took a cheap shot from Mercury star Alyssa Thomas. She clearly shoved her fist into the No. 1 pick's throat during a scuffle in the second quarter.

“Absolutely disrespectful. We spent all offseason looking at officiating, and I still say the one thing that we keep asking for is consistency,” Fever coach Stephanie White said. “[Clark] is not called the same way as everybody else is called. The fist in the throat is crazy. It’s crazy. It’s dangerous. … When you have these things continue to happen time and time and time again, eventually it gets frustrating.”

What should Caitlin do about it?

While on WFAN this Thursday morning, Esiason urged Clark to consider leaving the WNBA to play basketball overseas.

Esiason claims Clark isn't being respected by her peers because she's straight and white.

"I were Caitlin Clark, I would seriously consider going to play overseas somewhere and get the royal treatment and get real money," Esiason said. "She can't go to the Russians - we saw that Brittney Griner got stuck there. But a lot of women play overseas to supplement their income. I know Caitlin makes a lot of money from endorsements, but I think there's a lot of jealousy [in the WNBA]. She's a straight white basketball player, and she is not being treated with any sort of respect."

We highly doubt Clark ditches the WNBA because of Wednesday's scuffle with Thomas. Make no mistake though, the league needs to start protecting its most marketable player.