Getty Caitlin Clark made her preseason debut for the Indiana Fever.
Caitlin Clark kept it casual ahead of her first WNBA preseason game as she leads the Indiana Fever against the Dallas Wings. Clark was spotted with a brown Nike zip-up jacket, brown shirt and light colored khaki pants ahead of her WNBA debut in Dallas.
Caitlin Clark has arrived for her preseason WNBA preseason debut 👀
Watch the @indianafever take on the @dallaswings on the WNBA App at 8pm/ET!
It may be the preseason but the demand was still there for fans wanting to catch Clark’s pro debut. The average ticket price hours before tip-off was $108. Clark is expected to make her WNBA regular season debut against the Connecticut Sun on May 14.
“Caitlin Clark makes her WNBA debut tonight against the Dallas Wings, with the average ticket price on @TickPick at $108,” NBA Central detailed in a May 3, 2024 message on X. “It’s only preseason 🤯.”
Caitlin Clark Made History as the 1st WNBA or NBA Player to Be Outfitted by Prada on Draft Night
All smiles for Erica Wheeler and Caitlin Clark before preseason action 😆
Don’t miss Caitlin’s preseason debut on the WNBA App at 8pm/et!
Clark opted for a bit more casual look after making a statement with a white Prada outfit on the night of the 2024 WNBA draft. The star guard revealed that she made history as the first WNBA or NBA player to be outfitted by Prada on draft night. Clark completed the look by rocking Prada shades as well.
“The first time Prada has ever dressed a male or female athlete for the WNBA or NBA draft,” Clark told reporters in an April 15 red carpet interview.
Here’s a look at Clark’s stylish look as she was officially named the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA draft.
Caitlin Clark is interviewed by her future teammate Aliyah Boston before the #WNBADraft
WNBA News: Caitlin Clark’s New Nike Deal Is Believed to Top $20 Million, Says Insider
Caitlin Clark landing a $20 million-plus signature shoe deal with Nike should end all debate on whether she made the right financial decision going to the WNBA.
Not only did she already have an NIL deal with Nike, but Iowa is a Nike school, and she wouldn’t have had the free…
It makes sense that Clark would make Nike the focal point of her first WNBA gameday outfit. Clark had an NIL deal with Nike during her collegiate career at Iowa and just inked a lucrative long-term deal ahead of her WNBA debut.
The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Clark’s new Nike deal is believed to top $20 million. Clark even turned down Steph Curry’s pitch for Under Armour to stay with the Swoosh.
“[Caitlin Clark] is nearing a multiyear, lucrative 8-figure deal with Nike as her shoe company,” Charania noted in an April 18 edition of the show “Run It Back.” “..Under Armour, Adidas, I’m told also made sizable offers—Stephen Curry was involved in the Under Armour pitch…but she is not signing there, and she will soon be official with Nike.”
Caitlin Clark Expects to Lean on Passing in Her WNBA Rookie Season With Indiana Fever
Caitlin Clark’s boyfriend won’t catch her Indiana Fever debut, but she doesn’t seem to mind 😅
Clark will be challenged with little time off between the end of the NCAA tournament and beginning of her WNBA career. The star’s WNBA preseason debut comes less than one month after Iowa’s loss to South Carolina in the national championship game. While Clark admitted there will be a transition period, the guard believes her passing ability gives her a chance to contribute right away in the WNBA.
“I think my passing, and I think that’s even the biggest thing throughout my college career, too is everybody always fell in love with my shooting or like my scoring,” Clark said to ESPN’s Holly Rowe during an April 14 feature interview. “But I’ve always been somebody that has loved to pass the ball.
“I think that’s something I developed at a young age. So, being able to get my teammates open. Be able to hit my teammates in transition. I love to play uptempo. I love to play fast and obviously, going to the WNBA, the talent level around me is going to be really, really good. So, it should only make my job easier feeding them the ball.”