Caitlin Clark is making historical past, and the entire sports activities world is cheering for her — together with Simone Biles.
The Olympic gymnast, 27, was dwell in attendance at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Aug 28, as the Indiana Fever scored an 84-80 victory over the Connecticut Sun.
Whereas Clark, 22, had a strong exhibiting, scoring 19 points, five rebounds, and five assists, a 3-pointer early within the sport, her 86th of the season. This broke the the WNBA’s rookie 3-point record previously held by Rhyne Howard.
Following the sport, Clark and her teammates met Biles and Olympic observe star Gabby Thomas, 27, who greeted them with hugs and smiles.
“The squad was ecstatic to satisfy Simone Biles and Gabby Thomas after our win at @GainbridgeFH . the reactions 😂 🙌,” the WNBA workforce captioned a video shared throughout its social media accounts.
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After the candy assembly, Biles mentioned to the digicam, “They had been so excited. Oh my god. It is like normally the boy will simply move and be like ‘Yup.’ However they had been so excited, that was so cool.”
She further commented on the encounter by sharing the video on X and writing, “EVERYONE WATCHES WOMENS SPORTS 🫶🏽 so glad to have the ability to go assist! My first of many WNBA video games 🤞🏽.”
Thomas additionally spoke out on X, writing, “First WNBA sport of many! Had a lot enjoyable supporting these stars 🙌🏾.”
Different stars current on the sport included Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson and David Letterman, per The Indianapolis Star.
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It is no shock that Clark continues to interrupt information and just lately set a brand new WNBA rookie help file.
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Whereas talking final month about not making the U.S. girls’s basketball workforce for the 2024 Paris Olympics, she instructed reporters that she continues to take care of a powerful work ethic.
“It makes me consider like that is your time in faculty. And I really feel like I used to be only a freshman in faculty. So it exhibits you that you understand you bought to start out working now in order for you that to be your dream in 4 years,” she mentioned. “So I believe that is simply that is it for me is like, you understand, work arduous, and hopefully you may be there.”
