Caitlin Clark ready take the WNBA by storm: 'This is what you've worked for'

Caitlin Clark's much-anticipated professional debut tips off Tuesday in Connecticut as the WNBA seeks to capitalize on unprecedented public interest.

Caitlin Clark's much-anticipated professional debut tips off Tuesday in Connecticut as the WNBA seeks to capitalize on unprecedented public interest.

A national television audience and sold-out Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville will bear witness to what could be the start of a new era in women's sports as Clark plays in her first regular season game for the Indiana Fever.

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever during a WNBA preseason game on May 9, 2024. Nathaniel S. Butler / NBAE via Getty Images“This is what you've worked for and dreamed of," Clark told members of the media after practice Sunday, "and now you get to put your jersey on for the first real time and go out there and play? More than anything, just soak in the moment. We get to play on the biggest stage. There will be a lot of people there. It’s going to be loud. But you only play your first WNBA game once."

No women’s basketball player has previously received the kind of attention and adulation as Clark, the two-time national player of the year out of Iowa and college basketball’s all-time leading scorer.

Her scoring prowess, though, pales in comparison to her off-the-court feats, bringing more attention to women's college basketball than ever before. Clark recently appeared on a segment on "Saturday Night Live" to comically punch back at doubters of women's sports.

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