During Caitlin Clark’s pregame warmup Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn, she took a break for an on-court interview with NBC’s “Today” hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager. Hours later, she posed in uniform for a picture next to trailblazer Billie Jean King. In between, Clark played a basketball game — the thing she’s known for most of all —and scored a career-high 22 points with 8 assists and 6 rebounds. Jason Sudeikis, Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird and Dawn Staley watched as she darted up and down the court.
Clark’s first week of WNBA action has come and gone. She made ballyhooed debuts in Connecticut (her first regular-season game) and Indianapolis (the Indiana Fever’s home opener). Against the New York Liberty on Saturday, she played in New York City for the first time in her life, receiving a mixed reaction from the crowd during lineup introductions.
In each venue, fans flocked to entrance gates hours before they were allowed in by arena security. They wore No. 22 T-shirts with Indiana logos and Iowa logos and “Caitlin Fever” printed on them. They held signs in adoration, asked for selfies and sought autographs. Clark tried to accommodate as many requests as she could.
Here’s what it sounded like as Caitlin Clark was introduced at Barclays Center ahead of…
