An article on OutKick, Fox News's sports opinion site, reports on a wave of social media backlash after Ion Sports, a WNBA broadcast partner, released a graphic ranking the league's top five MVP candidates without including Caitlin Clark. The omission struck many fans and commentators as notable given Clark's outsized profile and influence on the league's popularity, and it comes amid a broader pattern of controversies around how broadcasters and outlets choose to feature, or exclude, her.

The piece frames the snub as part of a recurring theme in WNBA media coverage this year, noting it follows other incidents such as Clark's absence from a new ESPN documentary about the league and instances of her being kept from reporters despite standout performances. The article does not name the specific players who appeared on Ion Sports' MVP graphic instead of Clark, focusing instead on the strength and speed of the online reaction to her exclusion.