fans are wondering when “reality” is supposed to set in for Caitlin Clark.On May 3, the made her pre-season WNBA debut after a college career that brought countless new eyes to the sport.
In her first pro game for Indiana Fever, Clark scored 21 points with three rebounds, two assists, and two steals. According to , 15 of those points were from like the ones Clark was known for when she played college ball for the University of Iowa.Though Indiana Fever was ultimately defeated by the Dallas Wings (79—76), Clark said that “you couldn't ask for a better game” to kick off the season.
Per , she continued, "[It was] a tremendous game coming down to the wire, both teams competing. That's going to be the story of the entire year."This content can also be viewed on the site it from.All this excitement comes in the wake of WNBA legend Diana Taurasi's controversial warning that “reality is coming” for the college superstars in early April. “There’s levels to this thing.
And that’s just life, we all went through it," the 41-year-old Phoenix Mercury player SportsCenter's Scott Van Pelt after (Taurasi's alma mater) in the Final Four. "You see it on the NBA side, and you’re going to see it on this side.
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