Three-Time WNBA MVP Does Not Hold Back on Caitlin Clark
Three-Time WNBA MVP Does Not Hold Back on Caitlin Clark originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Indiana Fever have yet to provide a firm timetable on Caitlin Clark's return from injury. The reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year missed her fifth straight game on Tuesday against the Connecticut Sun, which has already gone beyond the initial two-week timetable she was given.
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Nevertheless, Clark has still been able to make waves as she continues to recover from a lingering quadriceps injury. A testament to this fact is how WNBA legend Lauren Jackson sang Clark's praises in a recent interview.
"I love her intensity, I love that," Jackson started. "Obviously, she's a young player and still has so much development ahead of her, but I think her smarts, the way she reads the game, the way she passes the ball, the way she shoots the ball, she can get to the basket, change her pace."
Based on her comments here, it is clear that the three-time WNBA MVP likes what she sees from Clark thus far. Jackson, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2021, went on to express how much admiration she has for the 23-year-old.
"I feel like she probably has the pressure of the world on her shoulders and she's still able to get out there and perform unafraid, no fear, just what an athlete," Jackson continued. "Like, I am just so impressed with her and, yeah, how awesome."
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark during a game. Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Jackson--who spent her entire 12-year career with the Seattle Storm, where she won two WNBA championships--also admitted that she has imagined sharing the floor with Clark.
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"I'm a fan," Jackson declared. "Man, I would have loved to have played with her, you know, as a point guard with that much vision and awareness.
"Like, I've just never seen anything like it."
Jackson is a WNBA legend through and through, and for her to speak so highly about Clark in just her second season in the league says a whole lot.
Clark does have her critics, but she's made a fan out of more than a few basketball icons out there. Lauren Jackson is, without a doubt, one of them.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
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