UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Caitlin Clark’s long-awaited WNBA debut is set for Tuesday night in Connecticut.
The No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft is coming off a record-setting college career at Iowa.
“This is what you worked for and dreamed of. Now you can put on your jersey for the first time and go out there and play,” Clark said. “We’re going to play on the biggest stage, there’s going to be a lot of people there, it’s going to make noise. But you only play your first WNBA game once. I think I just want to enjoy it. It will be competitive. They are very good, so you also need to prepare yourself in the right way. More than anything, we are ready for the challenge.”
Before she even played a WNBA game, Clark made her mark in the pros. The league’s draft had record attendance, and its No. 22 jerseys are flying off the shelves.
Three WNBA teams have already moved their games to larger arenas to meet demand for tickets to watch her play. Their Connecticut opener is sold out — the first season-opening sellout for the Sun since they played their inaugural game at Mohegan Sun Arena in 2003 after moving from Orlando.
This will be the second sold-out crowd Clark has played in front of in her extremely young WNBA career. Their preseason game in Dallas was also sold out. More than 13,000 fans also attended their only home pre-season game.
Clark’s home debut will be Thursday when the Fever host the New York Liberty.
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