ATLANTA — Caitlin Clark says it’s a great time to be a basketball fan in Indiana.
It’s enough to turn Clark, one of the state’s biggest stars, into a fan during the NBA playoffs.
Clark said before the Indiana Fever‘s 81-76 win at the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night that she was so caught up in the Indiana Pacers‘ come-from-behind 138-135 overtime win at the New York Knicks on Wednesday night that she took video of her reaction to the signature play — Tyrese Haliburton‘s jumper that sent Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals into OT.
For now, Clark said she’s keeping the video under wraps, even though she offered a tease.
“I have a video on my phone I’m never going to show anybody,” Clark said. “I actually showed a few people. I videotaped myself like the final play and I have my reaction in real time. It’s a pretty iconic video. Maybe one day everybody will see it, but no, not right now.”
Clark said she regretted not getting video of herself when Haliburton made the game-winning layup in the Pacers’ decisive 119-118 win over the Milwaukee Bucks that sent Indiana to the East finals. With her favorite NBA team in another close game, she seized the opportunity.
“I was in my hotel room,” Clark said. “It’s a good thing I had taken a nap earlier…
