Breaking:Caitlin Clark’s insist WNBA decision wasn’t easy
Caitlin Clark’s decision to take her talents to the WNBA weighed heavy on the 22-year-old basketball phenom.
The Iowa Hawkeyes point guard — who announced before Sunday’s Senior Night game that she will declare for the 2024 WNBA Draft after breaking the NCAA’s all-time scoring record — explained in an interview with “Good Morning America” why it was “so difficult” to choose the next chapter in her career journey.
“I think there’s pros and cons to both sides, and that’s what made the decision so difficult,” Clark told Robin Roberts.
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It was almost a win-win, but at the same time, a lose-lose, because I was giving up something. I’m just kind of ready for the next chapter and a new challenge in my life. But, I think the reason that I decided to announce it when I did was just to have that closure, especially going into Senior Night
Clark, who’s lived in Iowa for her entire life, is the presumptive No. 1 overall pick in the draft, with the Indiana Fever owning that selection.
The Fever also posted a congratulatory message to Clark on Instagram after the Hawkeyes All-American became the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer on March 3, when No. 6-ranked Iowa beat No. 2 Ohio State 93-83 in their last regular-season home game.
“We’re playing the No. 2 team in the country on our Senior Night on our home court you can’t really script it any better,” Clark said.
Clark recorded 35 points to pass LSU’s Pete Maravich as the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division-I college basketball history with 3,685 career points.
She broke the NCAA women’s record, previously held by former University of Washington star Kelsey Plum, in Iowa’s 106-89 win over Michigan on Feb. 15.
Clark went on to explain that she believes her game resonates on a professional level because of her style of play and demeanor on the court.
I think it’s just the style of basketball that I play, but also I think people love the fire, and the emotion that I have and the smile I always have on my face,” Clark said. “To be honest, I don’t get nervous for games because I know this is fun for me. People love the long shots, people love the good passing, people love the fire