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Indiana Fever superstar guard Caitlin Clark gave some insight Thursday into her WNBA experience thus far as a rookie.
Following an 89-77 loss to the Seattle Storm, Clark fielded questions and had a somewhat surprising answer when asked to reveal the best in-game. advice she has received this season (beginning at the 28-second mark).
“Nobody gives me advice in game,” Clark said. “I wish.”
Clark was subsequently asked what she wants her legacy to be in the WNBA, and she pumped the brakes by shifted the focus to a game-by-game basis:
“Holy smokes. I don’t know, I mean I’m 19 games in. I think just continue to learn and continue to have playing this game. Obviously we’re a really young group, so continue to build day to day. … Take it game by game and help this organization get back to the playoffs is our main goal this year.”
Clark and the Fever struggled Thursday against a veteran-laden Storm team, trailing throughout the contest.
While Clark led Indiana with 15 points and added seven assists and six rebounds, she shot only 4-for-9 from the field and led all players with six turnovers.
It has been an up-and-down season thus far for both the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft and the Fever as a whole.
The team started 1-8 this season, but it went on a four-game winning streak earlier this month and creeped closer to .500 before dropping each of its past two games.
Clark, 22, has solid numbers on paper with averages of 16.2 points, 6.6 assists, 5.5 rebounds, 2.8 three-pointers made and 1.4 steals per game, although efficiency has been an issue with her shooting only 40.1 percent from the floor.
Many seemingly expected things to come easy for Clark in the WNBA after she dominated the college ranks, winning back-to-back National College Player of the Year awards and leading Iowa to the National Championship Game in two straight seasons.
Clark has had her struggles, though, and she is learning on the fly that pro basketball is an entirely different animal than the NCAA.
Still, Clark has shown many flashes of brilliance and there are plenty of signs that she will eventually establish herself as one of the WNBA’s top players.
