Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever will play the Brazilian national team in a preseason game in Iowa on Sunday, and the former Hawkeyes star hopes it will be the beginning of a new tradition.
Speaking to the media prior to the game, Clark said she is “really thankful” for the opportunity to return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena, where she spent four historic years playing for the University of Iowa, and would like to keep coming back.
“Yeah, I mean, I would love to be able to come back here every year,” Clark said. “I don’t know if that’s gonna happen or not, but, I’m just really, really thankful for W and for the Fever organization wanting to play this game here. And obviously the Brazilian national team had to agree to do it too, so you got to give them credit as well. I think it’s really good for our fans that might not have a chance to go see us play in the W at a certain city. The closest one to here is probably Chicago, and that’s still three hours, or Minnesota.
“Not everybody has that ability to get to a city like that, so I think it gives them a great opportunity to come cheer for us and also see a team they probably watched on TV quite a few times. I told my teammates, you know, they’re going to be…
