After the record campaign of Caitlin Clark in the WNBA, a basketball legend is up to his thoughts that things were difficult for the Iowa product.
Diana Taurasi, who recently announced her WNBA retirement after 20 illustrious seasons, was on her “Bird & Taurasi Show” with her compatrio-star of the WNBA, Sue Bird where she owned that “reality arrives” when she refers to Clark entering the league.
With Clark next to them, Taurasi returned the script.
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Diana Taurasi has her thoughts that things would have been difficult for Caitlin Clark. (Images Kirby Lee / Imagn)
“Thank you, unfortunately, reality comes to me now,” said Taurasi after Clark congratulated him on retirement.
It was about a year ago that Taurasi said these infamous words, essentially saying that Clark will have to get used to many great basketball players now after his record career with the Hawkeyes.
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“You seem superhuman to play against 18 years old, but you are going [be playing against] Some adult women who have been playing professional basketball for a long time, “said Taurasi sur ESPN at the time.
Clark was not immediately a superstar, but once she got used to the speed of the WNBA game and built a certain chemistry with her teammates of Fever Indiana, she prospered.
Clark was not immediately a superstar, but once she got used to the speed of the WNBA game and built a certain chemistry with her teammates of Fever Indiana, she prospered. (Tony Gutierrez / AP Photo)
Clark collected an average of 19.2 points, 8.4 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 interceptions per match on its way to win the Kia Rookie Prize for the year. She also finished the first All-WNBA team, because her 337 assists were most in a single WNBA season.
But Taurasi’s career is what Clark is pursuing now, because it is considered the best player of the WNBA of all time. Taurasi did 11 teams of stars during his career, while winning three league titles with the Phoenix Mercury.
Clark has certainly had a hot start for her own career, but she seeks to make championships in the future, and fever has strengthened her list in the hope of doing so.
Clark collected an average of 19.2 points, 8.4 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 interceptions per match on its way to win the Kia Rookie Prize for the year. (AP photo / Michael Conroy, file)
The fever begins its 2025 WNBA season on May 17 against Angel Reese and the sky of Chicago.
