Ketlin Clark It has become one of the most attractive numbers in all sports over the past year.
Her popularity has reached its climax nearly two years ago when it was Angel Rais I did it in the national championship – and then, it became a familiar name.
Clark set many records in its first year, including becoming the top scorer of the leading NCAA ever, and they photographed everything to become the first first choice.
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Indiana Ketlin Clark Fever plays against Dallas Wings in Indianapolis, September 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
But then came the cultural wars that found themselves in the middle, with many, including Wnba MVP A'Ja Wilson, saying that her race played a role in her popularity.
Clark was a victim of some difficult errors and garbage conversations throughout its rising season, but it does not seem to be boiled with, as it recorded many records in the first year.
Clark returned to Iowa on Sunday to see No. 22 go to the rafters, and was asked about the criticism she received recently.
“I think it is just a life. Everyone is going through some things that I have gone through, and many people go through much worse. I, I want to treat everyone in the same way that I want to treat. With the flow. He told reporters on Sunday.
Caitlin Clark celebrates from Iowa Hawkeyes after drawing an error in the match against the West Virginia Mountaineer team during the NCAA Division 1 basketball championship in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on March 25, 2024, in Iowa. (Matthew Holst/Getti Emaiz)
“But also, I said this before, I feel that one of my greatest skills is that I really don't care. Like, I don't care. I believe in myself, I am sure of that myself, I am confident of my team mates, I try to plant that, I am confident of the training staff in any team, whether it is (in the state of Iowa), whether in the fever now depends on these people.
As Clark's rising season advanced, there were allegations of racism from both fans of fever and Iowa, a claim that was submitted By Reese mentioned above.
But the appearance of Clark in the games brought the historical viewing of each of the levels of the college and professionals. The last three matches of her university career were the total basketball games for the most watched women ever. She also had many of her regular games in the normal season More viewers of WNBA qualifying gamesAnd WNBA's competitions with Rais were some of the most exhibited WNBA games.
Indiana fever goalkeeper, Ketlin Clark, is working to the basket against the wings guard in Dallas Sivge Ozone, September 1, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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The WNBA team was even moving to the big squares simply due to the request of Clark tickets. Fever 90 tickets were sold again Last year of 2023.
Clark has been named Rising For its historical campaign, during which the record for most assistance was recorded in one season in the history of the league. I carried the fever into a decisive appearance after a slow start, and soon became a dual machine. It even set a record in one match with 19 decisive passes. It also became the first rising to record a triple stabilization, recording two of them.
She got the largest number of votes in the game All-Star and was just the fifth rising in the history of the league to make the first team Wnba.
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