Nike, Adidas, and Reebok are all elbowing each other to become the shoe brand of the WNBA

Of course she has a shoe. That was the message that Nike needed fans of WNBA star A’ja Wilson to see.  Back in April, news broke that the swoosh had signed newly-minted WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark to a reported multi-year, $28 million signature shoe deal, and Wilson fans rightly wondered where the two-time champ and MVP’s shoe was. There were media headlines and social media debates, all asking why a WNBA rookie had a signature shoe before an established star. It was also the kind of...