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After taking the United States by storm as a college star, Caitlin Clark is moving on to the next stage of her career - with the aim of proving that she is no longer a passing phenomenon. The guard who captivated the American screens thanks to the extraordinary abilities she showed as a player at the University of Iowa, was selected tonight (between Monday and Tuesday) as expected with the first pick of the WNBA draft, in a flashy and publicized event that provided a glimpse of the tremendous hype that Clark will add to professional women's basketball.
Indiana Fever, who won the first pick, obviously didn't think twice before selecting the 22-year-old Clark, a doppelgänger sniper who broke many college records. The draft was held in Brooklyn in front of thousands of spectators who filled the hall, while in Indiana about 17 thousand spectators gathered in Faber's home hall and watched the historic moment together, another evidence of the growing madness around Clark.
After the selection, Clark received a phone call from the governor of Indiana himself, and many Indiana Pacers players, including star Tyrese Halliburton, welcomed her to town. The thousands of Clark's new media jerseys, which were offered for sale tonight in a special sale, were sold out in just one hour. In recent weeks, the WNBA has reported a large increase in demand for tickets to next season's games, which is attributed to Clark's arrival in the league.
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"We are witnessing a historic moment in our industry, which will change the way we look at it," said Commissioner Cathy Engelbert regarding Clark's joining the league. "We may never experience anything like this again. It's a change we've been waiting for for generations."
Clark will team up in Indiana with Aliyah Boston, the first pick in the 2023 draft who won the rookie of the season award this season. Together they will try to take the fiber to the top, after not finishing with a positive balance since 2015.