Caitlin Clark is already making friends in Indiana.
The No. 1 WNBA draft pick and her Fever teammates had a late-night photo shoot Wednesday, and during the event, two of Clark’s teammates let her borrow wear chains to… break the ice.
In a video posted to
Clark was all smiles as she put on chains No. 1 and 17, even playfully biting Smith’s jewelry.
Clark and her teammates were smiling and laughing at the time, and she even apologized for the bite.
Smith reposted the video on his Instagram Story and added four crying and laughing emojis.
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Wheeler did the same in her story and also added a selfie she took with Clark as well as a group photo of some members of the Indiana team posing in the middle of the street in Indianapolis.
Having had some good times off the field, Clark and Indiana are hoping for better times this season.
The Fever finished 13-27 this year, but brought in Clark, Division I basketball – women’s and men’s – all-time leading scorer after a prolific career at Iowa.
Its presence in the league has increased interest and ticket sales have already seen a boom, as Stubhub announced Wednesday that the company has seen a 93 percent increase in WNBA ticket sales year-over-year. last.
The company said the Fever saw “sales skyrocket 13-fold” after Clark was selected in the WNBA draft.
Clark said earlier this week that she was ready to get things started on the court, which begins Friday against the Wings in the preseason and in earnest on May 14 when the Fever take on the Sun in the season opener regular.
“I think no matter what happens, there will be expectations and pressure on my shoulders and pressure on this team to be really good. That’s the way you want it,” Clark said Monday, according to the Associated Press. “We wouldn’t want anything else.” We want people to come to our games, expect us to win a lot of basketball games this year and expect me to play really well. I don’t think it’s anything that’s ever been different for me.
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