Caitlin Clark hopeful trip to Carver can become regular WNBA stop
A week ago, Caitlin Clark led the Fever against the Brazil National Team from inside Carver where a sellout crowd watched Clark score 16 points and knock down four 3-pointers. That included one long range shot from beyond the logo on the Carver floor that commemorates where she set the new NCAA Division I scoring mark from.
Clark and the Fever topped the Brazilian National Team, 108-44, in front of nearly 15,000 spectators.
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The 6-foot guard is hopeful that she and the Indiana Fever can make Carver-Hawkeye Arena a regular stop in the future.
"Yeah, I mean, I would love to be able to come back here every year," Clark said. "I don't know if that's gonna happen or not, but, I'm just really, really thankful for W and for the Fever organization wanting to play this game here. And obviously the Brazilian national team had to agree to do it too, so you got to give them credit as well. I think it's really good for our fans that might not have a chance to go see us play in the W at a certain city. The closest one to here is probably Chicago, and that's still three hours, or Minnesota.
"Not everybody has that ability to get to a city like that, so I think it gives them a great opportunity to come cheer for us and also see a team they probably watched on TV quite a few times. I told my teammates, you know, they're going to be here cheering for me, yes, but they're also going to be here cheering for you and our entire team. I think that's what's so great about these fans is they really rally around the entire team. It's not just myself and that's what I love about them," Clark said after the preseason contest in Iowa City.
It seems like a no-brainer that the WNBA would want to continue bringing Clark and the Fever to Iowa City. Maybe the WNBA and Fever franchise can work out the details on playing a regular season game from inside Carver. That would be next level.
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Clark and the Fever closed their WNBA preseason on Saturday with an 81-76 win at the Atlanta Dream.
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