Caitlin Clark is taking her talents to the National Basketball Association!
NBC made the announcement Tuesday that the superstar for the Indiana Fever has been hired by the network as a special contributor for the launch of its new “Sunday Night Basketball” broadcast. She will appear on the pregame program “Basketball Night in America.” (RELATED: Darian Mensah, Duke Reach Settlement That Just Won Miami The 2026 National Championship: REPORT)
Clark is scheduled to make her debut for NBC this upcoming weekend at Madison Square Garden prior to the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks, and will come back for an additional appearance Mar. 29 when New York goes on the road to play the Oklahoma City Thunder.
“There’s no more iconic figure in basketball in the women’s game right now, or the game in general,” said NBC Sports executive producer Sam Flood while speaking with The Associated Press. “So, we said, ‘let’s have a bigger conversation.’”
Caitlin Clark is making her NBA broadcast debut 🎙️🔥
tune in on February 1 and March 29 as she joins @NBCSports as a special contributor. congrats, CC! pic.twitter.com/2MeTj9faRN
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) January 27, 2026
NBC is banking on the idea that Clark‘s on-court genius will translate to on-air charisma.
That is a dangerous, $375-million lesson Fox is currently learning the hard way with Tom Brady. We all love Tom, but let’s be honest: watching the greatest quarterback of all-time stumble through basic analysis, stutter over his words, and leave thoughts unfinished has been painful.
I’m calling it now: Clark will be lackluster at best when it comes to broadcasting, and NBC will pay the price in more ways than one.
