This is Why Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark isn’t playing overseas in offseason or in 3×3 leagues
Caitlin Clark is looking forward to taking a break from the spotlight for a couple months.
The Indiana Fever star has been in the public eye for nearly a full year, going from her senior season at Iowa to her rookie year in Indiana in a matter of months. She hasn’t had a break from high-level basketball (or from people analyzing her every move) for 11 months.
She’s taken photos with fans at the grocery store, been spotted on vacation in Mexico, gotten pictures taken of her in the airport, and has fans waiting to see her car drive out of Gainbridge Fieldhouse following games. On top of that, she talked to the media at every chance possible — sometimes multiple times a day.
It can be an exhausting life, always having to be on; she’s always getting asked to take pictures or sign autographs, even if it’s after a tough loss or times where she’s not feeling well. It’s hard to balance that, too, because that one picture could make a little kid’s year.
It’s hard, but it’s also something the Fever star is grateful for.
“I try to give people time if I have it, and it can be hard, because there are moments where you don’t always want to pose for a picture,” Clark said. “You just want to go and get your sandwich and eat your lunch. But I feel very thankful. I wouldn’t change anything for the world. I feel very thankful for the relationships I’ve built, the opportunities that I’ve had, the way people have supported me, and whether it was at Iowa or whether it’s now in the WNBA.”
So, after a whirlwind of a year in which she helped to sell out home and away arenas, broke the league’s single-season assists record and rookie scoring record, and came fourth in MVP voting in her first season in the league, Clark will not be playing any offseason basketball.
“She has endured a lot this season, and has handled it in the most professional way,” coach Christie Sides said. “She’s grow
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