Most coverage of Caitlin Clark is the noise around her.
This Athletic profile is the first one in a while that actually looks at the 24-year-old living inside it.
She gardens. Does five loads of laundry. Cleans out her car. Leaves doodles on coaches’ boards and invents boy nicknames (meet Calvin Clark). Then she walks into another city where girls wait at a loading dock just to see the bus pull out.
Lexie Hull: “She is a sarcastic, always-right, silly goose who just wants to have fun. Even in the midst of chaos and frustration… she continues to bring smiles and happiness to us.”
Asked what she wants, she paused three seconds.
Championships. To be the best in the world. And above all — “hopefully the impact and the effect I left on people is what I’m remembered for.”
Give people joy. Bring them together. Change how the game feels when they watch her play it.
“I told myself, just go. Just let loose.”
That’s who she is. Read the whole thing.
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Caitlin Clark in year 3:
▪️ only player in Top 3 in both PPG & APG this season
▪️ 22.3 PPG (No. 3 in WNBA)
▪️ 8.3 APG (No. 2 in WNBA)
▪️ 114 3PM (No. 4 in WNBA)
▪️ 41.2 points created/game (No. 1 in WNBA)
▪️ most points by a point guard in a single-season in WNBA history (891)
▪️ 1st player to record 45+ PTS & 10+ AST game in WNBA history
▪️ 1st player to record back-to-back 30+ PTS & 10+ AST games in WNBA history
▪️ 1st player to record 800+ PTS & 300+ AST in a single-season
▪️ 1st player to average 20 PTS & 8 AST in WNBA history
▪️ fastest player to reach 600 career assists (72 games) in WNBA history
▪️ fastest player to reach 700 career assists in WNBA history
▪️ 5 games with 30+ PTS & 10+ AST, more than rest of the WNBA has combined in league history (4)
▪️ 10 games with 25+ PTS & 10+ AST, more than any other player in WNBA history has in their career
▪️ 13 games with 20+ PTS & 10+ AST, no one else has 10+ in a career
▪️ 5 Conference Player of the Week/Month awards
MVP PG1 CC 👏🔥
What a season man. To come back from that injury, and still be able to get back in the groove and play at the highest level- really inspiring stuff. I cannot believe this is only year 3. I can’t wait to keep watching her game continue to grow.
Caitlin Clark in her 3rd WNBA Season (40 games)
22.3 Points
8.3 Assists
4.0 Rebounds
1.1 Steals
A historic 45 and 10 game for the ages and countless other record breaking performances. it’s been an honor