Reports and social-media posts have claimed that Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham together account for 71% of WNBA jersey sales, positioning them as major drivers of merchandise demand. The material provided from NDTV frames this as a “fact check” and repeats the same 71% figure while describing the pair’s popularity and their alleged role in supporting league-wide growth through merchandise sales. However, the excerpts shared do not include the underlying data sources, methodology, or verification steps used to calculate the 71% number, nor do they cite independent sales records or provide a breakdown by player, time period, or retailer. As a result, based only on the supplied text, the core point is that the 71% figure is presented as a circulating claim about jersey sales, and it is being scrutinized in a fact-check context. No additional, fully corroborated figures or alternative explanations are included in the provided summaries, so the factual status of the specific 71% claim cannot be confirmed from these excerpts alone.