- He posed for photos in full Fever uniform with his teammates in downtown Indy.
- The Fever will beef up security to protect Clark throughout the season.
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Caitlin Clark was left in stitches as her Indiana Fever teammates jokingly forced her to wear some of their chains during a photo shoot before the start of the new WNBA season.
On Wednesday, The Fever shared footage of Clark, 21, laughing on the streets of downtown Indianapolis as she joins her pro basketball teammates as she continues to settle into her new home since being selected as the No. 1 overall pick in April. . fifteen.
“Erica Wheeler and NaLyssa Smith let Caitlin Clark borrow their chains for our late night photo shoot,” Fever shared on X.
In the clip, Clark wears two or three silver or gold chains that include two pennants (number 1 and number 17) before biting them. He used the latter during his four seasons at Iowa.
In Indy, however, he will wear the number 22.
Caitlin Clark showed off her teammates’ chains during a Fever photocall in downtown Indianapolis.
Later, Clark and his teammates posed for a photo in front of the Soldiers and Sailors monument.
However, later that night, Clark posed with five of his teammates in front of the Soldiers and Sailors monument, as shown in different images shared by Fever.
“The team is ready for our intro video shoot in downtown Indy tonight,” the team’s X account captioned the post.
Meanwhile, ticket sales are up in Indiana and across the league ahead of the Fever’s season opener on May 14 against the Connecticut Suns, as 36 of the team’s 40 regular season games are scheduled for the national television.
What’s more, the buzz in town hasn’t been seen since Tamika Catchings retired after the 2016 season. Another big change: security.
Clark’s popularity, his collision with a fan during a court assault at Ohio State last season and last spring’s airport confrontation involving Brittney Griner have led Indiana to prioritize safety with the first big test. in Friday’s preseason opener in Dallas.
“I’m sure everyone would say they would prefer to travel on charter flights all the time, and that would definitely help,” Clark said. ‘But I think the Fever organization has done a very good job of getting ahead of things. There will be a lot of security traveling with us, there will be certain plans for how we will navigate the airports. It’s not just for us, it’s for everyone in the WNBA. “Everyone has to navigate it.”
Clark is expected to make her WNBA debut for Indy against the Connecticut Sun on May 14.
On the court, Clark has also changed things.
Coach Christie Sides has already seen how Clark’s trademark 3-pointers will help Indiana space the floor, and her teammates have praised Clark’s sharp, slick passing.
The combination has some outside the organization projecting a championship run. Inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse, however, expectations are more grounded.
“Like (GM) Lin (Dunn) said, the idea of winning a championship right away…let’s be real,” Sides said. “When you talk to the players, they always think that we can win today, that we can win every day.
‘Our main objective is to reach the playoffs. That’s our main goal, but we have a plan and steps that we want to make sure we don’t skip so we can have more sustainable success.’
