The WNBA star makes about $76,000, compared to the average NBA player earning $9.7 million—and it's forced some female athletes to make ends meet with creative side-hustles.

The Indiana Fever have been playing without WNBA star Caitlin Clark.

Ionescu was able to make a bit of WNBA history by becoming one of just four players to register at least 30 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals in a game.