Ice Cube Explains Why BIG3 Won’t Make Same $5M Offer to Angel Reese That Caitlin Clark Got

Ice Cube offered Caitlin Clark the opportunity to play for his BIG3 basketball league before she joined the WNBA in 2024, but that same lucrative $5 million proposal won’t be extend to Angel Reese.

TMZ caught up with Cube at the airport over the weekend, where he detailed why Angel Reese’s potential BIG3 offer would be different because she wouldn’t “have that same impact” for the league.

“She’s a great player,” he said of Reese. “The thing with Caitlin Clark, it was to unlock millions of dollars for the league because of her stardom. What our sponsors were telling us, they didn’t tell us the same about Angel Reese, so I don’t know if we can make that same offer.”

“I don’t think we can make that same offer because it won’t have that same impact to the league,” Cube added. “All business — it ain’t nothing personal.”

Caitlin Clark would’ve just needed to play eight regular-season games and possibly playoffs, but she ultimately went to the WNBA, where she was drafted No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever last year. Her rookie salary isn’t six figures, but per Sportico, she’s netted $11 million in endorsements.

Angel Reese has enjoyed a great sophomore season. She made the WNBA All-Star Game, as the Chicago Sky forward is averaging nearly 14 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. She also launched her own signature shoe with Reebok and debuted the Mebounds pink colorway at the WNBA All-Star game in July. In addition, the 23-year-old LSU alum was tapped to grace the cover of this year’s NBA 2K26 WNBA Edition.

During the off-season, Reese also took part in the three-on-three Unrivaled league launched by her fellow WNBA stars, which saw her collect a bonus check for winning the championship.

As for Cube, the 2025 BIG3 season is in full swing, with the league headed for week eight in Houston on Saturday (Aug. 2).

Watch Ice Cube’s explanation below.