Caitlin Clark achieved her lifelong dream in early April when she became the first pick in the WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever after an outstanding career at Iowa.
Despite experiencing extreme highs, the women’s basketball prodigy’s night was not flawless.
Clark traveled to New York for the draft, appeared on “Saturday Night Live,” joked about getting “two hours of sleep,” and having “zero recollection” of the weekend.
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Caitlin Clark poses with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert after Clark was selected with the No. 1 overall pick by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 15, 2024. (Brad Penner/USA Today Sports)
However, one thing stood out to her. She couldn’t watch the rest of the draft, missing out on some special moments with friends.
“I was so upset because, after I got drafted, I just got taken away immediately, and I didn’t get to see any of the draft. I had my phone, but I really couldn’t check it. It made me so upset,” Clark shared on the “Fresh Talk” podcast with her former Hawkeyes teammates.
“I didn’t even get to see Kate [Martin] get drafted. … It made me really upset. Then we went and had fun, but … I didn’t even take pictures with you guys, my family, [boyfriend] Connor [McCaffrey] — no one.”
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark reacts during a first-round WNBA playoff game against the Connecticut Sun Sept. 25, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Throughout the year, Clark became a hot topic in sports, both for her on-court prowess and the envy that arose due to her super-stardom transforming the landscape of women’s basketball.
Some argued that Clark and Angel Reese were being used in a “race war.”
Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever and Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky during a game June 1, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images)
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However, Clark is living up to her No. 1 pick status, setting records and coming close to winning the Rookie of the Year award unanimously.
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