After Caitlin Clark’s record-breaking rookie marketing campaign within the WNBA, one basketball legend is proudly owning as much as her ideas that issues would have been powerful for the Iowa product.
Diana Taurasi, who not too long ago introduced her retirement from the WNBA after 20 illustrious seasons, was on her “Bird & Taurasi Show” with fellow WNBA star Sue Chook the place she owned as much as saying “reality is coming” when referring to Clark coming into the league.
With Clark on alongside them, Taurasi flipped the script.
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Diana Taurasi is proudly owning as much as her ideas that issues would have been powerful for Caitlin Clark. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Photographs)
“Thank you, unfortunately, reality is coming to me now,” Taurasi mentioned after Clark congratulated her on retirement.
It was round a 12 months in the past when Taurasi mentioned these notorious phrases, mainly saying that Clark must get used to plenty of nice basketball gamers now after her record-breaking profession with the Hawkeyes.
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“You look superhuman playing against 18-year-olds, but you’re going to [be playing against] some grown women that have been playing professional basketball for a long time,” Taurasi mentioned on ESPN on the time.
Clark wasn’t a famous person instantly, however as soon as she obtained used to WNBA recreation pace and constructed some chemistry together with her Indiana Fever teammates, she thrived.
Clark wasn’t a famous person instantly, however as soon as she obtained used to WNBA recreation pace and constructed some chemistry together with her Indiana Fever teammates, she thrived. (Tony Gutierrez/AP Photograph)
Clark averaged 19.2 factors, 8.4 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per recreation on her solution to profitable the KIA Rookie of the 12 months Award. She additionally completed All-WNBA First Staff, as her 337 assists had been essentially the most in a single WNBA season.
However Taurasi’s profession is what Clark is chasing now, as she is taken into account to be one of the best WNBA participant of all time by many. Taurasi made 11 All-Star groups throughout her profession, whereas profitable three league titles with the Phoenix Mercury.
Clark definitely had a sizzling begin to her personal profession, however she’s trying to make some championship runs sooner or later, and the Fever have bolstered their roster in hopes to take action.
Clark averaged 19.2 factors, 8.4 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per recreation on her solution to profitable the KIA Rookie of the 12 months Award. (AP Photograph/Michael Conroy, File)
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The Fever start their 2025 WNBA season on Might 17 towards Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky.
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