Caitlin Clark’s ready for her WNBA regular-season debut as Fever take on Connecticut

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Caitlin Clark’s a lot anticipated WNBA debut is ready for Tuesday evening in Connecticut.

The No. 1 choose within the WNBA draft is coming off a record-setting faculty profession at Iowa.

“That is what you’ve labored for and dreamed of. Now you get to place your jersey on for the primary actual time and go on the market and play,” Clark mentioned. “We get to play on the largest stage, there’s gonna be lots of people there, it’s gonna be loud. However you solely play your first WNBA sport as soon as. I feel I simply wish to take pleasure in it. It’s gonna be aggressive. They’re actually good, so that you’ve acquired to prep the appropriate means, too. Greater than something, we’re prepared for the problem.”

Even earlier than enjoying a WNBA sport, Clark has left her mark within the execs. The league’s draft had report viewership, and her No. 22 jerseys have been flying off the cabinets.

Three WNBA groups have already moved their video games to greater arenas to maintain up with the demand for tickets to look at her play. Her debut in Connecticut is bought out — the primary sellout for the Solar in a season opener since they performed their inaugural sport at Mohegan Solar Enviornment in 2003 after transferring from Orlando.

This would be the second bought out crowd Clark will play in entrance of in her extraordinarily younger WNBA profession. Her preseason sport in Dallas was bought out, too. Over 13,000 followers additionally turned up for her solely dwelling preseason sport.

Clark’s dwelling debut can be Thursday, when the Fever host the New York Liberty.

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