Sunday will feature three games in the WNBA, with the highlight undoubtedly being the matchup between the Phoenix Mercury (9-8) and the Indiana Fever (7-12) at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Why? I’ll give you two chances to guess, but you’ll probably only need one: Caitlin Clark and Diana Taurasi.
When Clark was leading Iowa through the 2024 NCAA Tournament, SportsCenter’s Scott Van Pelt asked Taursai what’s in store for players like Clark in the WNBA, and the White Mamba responded like a Mamba should, asserting, “Reality is coming….you look superhuman playing against some 18 years olds, but you’re going to come play with some grown women that have been playing professional basketball for a long time.”
And reality has come for Clark. Yes, she’s put up phenomenal numbers, averaging 16.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, but it hasn’t led to much winning, with the Fever currently at 7-12. As the two prepare to face each other for the first time in the W, their comments have been relatively tame. Clark stated, “It’s kind of like a dream come true,” when asked during media availability about playing the legend, and Taursai kept it short and sweet, saying, “Yeah, it’ll be fun.”
Those quotations may not indicate much of anything, but it will…
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