On the night of September 25th, basketball superstar Caitlin Clark officially ended her first WNBA season after an upsetting 81-87 loss to the Connecticut Sun. Clark led all scorers with a staggering 25 points, but it wasn’t a great shooting night for her, going a dismal 3-for-12 from three-point range. Overall, she shot just 10-for-23, which was eye-opening for her. As the rookie star said, she’s a “competitor,” and she certainly has work to do this offseason.
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During the 2024 exit interview, Caitlin Clark revealed her actual plans for the WNBA break. “Go back and really reflect on the year that you had, all the amazing moments, but I think, you know, just as a point guard and as a leader, there’s a lot of areas that I can continue to improve,” she shared.
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Jul 20, 2024; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Team WNBA guard Caitlin Clark (22) dribbles against USA Women’s National Team during the WNBA All Star Game at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Despite a rough start, Clark soared to unprecedented heights after the month-long Olympic break. Her excellence is evident in her long list of accolades and her position as the assist leader—not just as a rookie, but as a WNBA player. Throughout the second half of the season, she shattered multiple records.
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Whether in assists, three-pointers, or scoring records, the sky was the limit for Clark. Who else could win ROTY? By the end of the regular season, she was outstanding on the court, and today, on the 27th, she was officially declared Rookie of the Year. Yet, the 22-year-old Iowa native still seems unfazed.
Caitlin Clark says it’s not hard to get back to the gym
It’s not just for herself but for her teammates as well. Despite all her achievements, Clark’s goal this offseason is to only get better and since she is a competitor, not hard for her to walk the talk. “It won’t be hard for me to want to get in the gym and to get even better. The better I get, the better I get for my teammates,” she says. It’s the Fever’s “young” roster with immense potential that fuels Clark’s drive to improve.
This isn’t the first time Clark has thought of her team when the focus lay on individual performance. Earlier this year, while acknowledging the competition for the Rookie of the Year title against Angel Reese, she made it clear that it was never about individual accolades but about the team’s success.
Although the Fever lost to the Sun, Clark is focusing on the positives. For her, team success is about progress, and this was the first time since 2016 that the Fever made it to the playoffs. But keeping it real, the rookie shared her thoughts on moving forward: “There’s so much more that we can accomplish… certainly what I’m going to do when going into the offseason.”
So seems like Clark’s goal isn’t just limited to playing golf this offseason.
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