Caitlin Clark literally has her own red carpet for the Indiana Fever, as the WNBA team changed the process for players arriving at games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The Fever made the most of the midseason break by rolling out a red carpet and a team logo next to it, meaning Clark and his team can make a grand arrival for their games.
Pacers and Fever reporter Scott Agness picked up on it and tweeted: “Following the Olympic break, the Fever now have a red carpet to rival a logo backdrop for player arrivals.”
Clark has taken interest in the Indiana team to another level after being selected first overall in the WNBA Draft earlier this year.
The team’s home games are almost guaranteed to sell out, while its presence has allowed several games this season to be played in sold-out NBA arenas.
Caitlin Clark literally has her own red carpet at Indiana Fever for WNBA games
Clark, 22, returned to WNBA action on Friday after a month-long break; she was controversially left off the U.S. women’s Olympic team that won gold in Paris.
Clark was overlooked because she missed practices due to her NCAA commitments with Iowa in the weeks leading up to her move to the WNBA.
The Fever are fighting to make the WNBA playoffs and enter Friday’s game with an 11-15 record on the season.
Speaking before kick-off, Clark said: “You get excited. We were 1-8 down and if people thought we were going into the break in seventh place, a lot of people would have thought you were lying.
I probably would have thought you were lying too. I felt like I was starting to get into a rhythm (before the break). I wanted to keep playing.
“I definitely feel fresher, more prepared or whatever. There’s definitely a balance, we’ve been eager to get back on the court especially over the last week.”
