evidence: Did WNBA basketball player Caitlin Clark reject a $400 million deal from Nike because of the company's association with NFL-quarterback-turned-civil-rights-activist Colin Kaepernick? No, that's not true: This claim first appeared in an article on a website with a satire disclaimer. There is no publicly available or credible evidence anything like this ever happened. [...] Indiana Fever Guard Caitlin Clark accepted a $28 million deal from Nike in April 2024. [...] The claim about Clark rebuffing a Nike deal over Kaepernick came from a June 19, 2024, SpaceXMania article (archived here) titled, "Breaking: Caitlin Clark Turns Down Massive Nike Endorsement Worth $400 Million, 'Never In A Million Years With That Kaepernick Clown.'" The disclaimer (archived here) on the SpaceXmania website reads: