Caitlin Clark has never been afraid to express admiration for her idols during her college basketball career.
Recently, Clark got a chance to meet WNBA legend Sue Bird before competing in one of Iowa’s NCAA Tournament games.
Her reaction — as well as that of her teammates — to meeting Bird was pure gold.
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It’s safe to assume that Clark would have a similar reaction to meeting Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
Clark revealed in a January interview with Chad Leistikow’s Hawk Central radio show that she is a big Chiefs fan and she greatly admires Mahomes. She also expressed a desire to meet him someday.
“I’ve never met him,” Clark said. “I wish.”
Clark may eventually get that wish. The admiration between Mahomes and her is mutual, and it could lead to the Chiefs quarterback attending a Hawkeyes game.
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Caitlin Clark and Patrick Mahomes Twitter conversation
Clark explained to Leistikow that while she hasn’t met Mahomes, she spoke to him on social media on occasion.
And in those correspondences, Clark explained that Mahomes told her he wanted to see her play in person.
“Patrick has DM’d me on Twitter before, like,…
