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Caitlin Clark fever has come to Indiana. The University of Iowa basketball star was predictably selected with the top pick of the WNBA draft on April 15 by the Indiana Fever. After her name was called at the draft, held in Brooklyn, New York, Clark hugged her family sitting alongside her before approaching the podium to pose with an Indiana Fever jersey. “I got a little anxious there before the pick,” she said after the pick was made.
The Iowa-South Carolina game was the most-watched basketball game, men's or women's, college or NBA, since 2019, according to ESPN. Following the championship game, South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley shouted out Clark for the attention she has brought to women's basketball. “I want to personally thank Caitlin Clark for lifting up our sport,' Staley said.
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