Caitlin Clark on WNBA expectations, handling criticism, fulfilling goals & more | SportsCenter 

I live in Nigeria and I've never been to the US. I stayed up late to watch Catlin play; she is the one!

She has that Jordan mentality. Competitive, fearless, confident, skilled, intelligent, driven, the alpha, has very high standards, loves the game, always working on her craft, commands the room, and has an aura and charisma about her that draw people in.

Pretty classy woman. Props to her, and her mindset.

What a role model for the student athlete. Her comment about finishing her last semester was awesome

UConn fan here…Caitlin is amazing, deserves a lot, and I wish her big success…lots of blessings to a classy lady.

She is so frickin’ awesome. Love her.

Was told about Catlin Clark I got hooked watch the games. She has transform women basketball for ever I can't wait for the WNBA to get started.

She makes you feel like her struggle is yours. Humility and kindness. The best is yet to come!

F the haters… this woman is the truth

IF Clark and Martin are going WNBA, PLEASE WBB lords, put them on the SAME TEAM!!!!!

CC’s the GOAT. I watched my first women’s college basketball game because of her and now going to watch my first WNBA game because of her. Can’t wait to follow her journey through the W.

She is such a stud. She is gonna be the best player in the WNBA.

She’s got a million dollar smile.

Gamecock fan here. You gotta love this young woman!! Best wishes Caitlin!

Hate her or deny her . She will be a generational talent when she will begin her career in the W.

I love Caitlin's transition passing and slick decision making, seeing openings before defenders see it coming.

Congrats CC! I believe you shall become the best. And kudos to ESPN for airing her games. A whole new generation of fans will be watching CC and her team play with their parents. Now let's ditch that salary cap and get a few more teams and let the league grow and retain more potential great players.

I’m diehard Cyclone fan rooting for you a rival Hawkeye . You are breaking down barriers because Caitlin you are a great person and leader and player. You are way beyond your years taking the pressure #22, criticism, and heat like a champion. Use that pushback to fuel your fire to chase your dreams in the Pros. I have not seen this skillset since Larry Bird#33 just like Larry you can come in and Be a star Immediately Intensity, Team, Desire, and Mostly Court Vision. Court vision can not be taught either you have it or you don’t. You are Ready!!!

Caitlin Clarke is good player and seems like a nice person. Its a shame most of her critics/haters are other women.

Love you Caitlin!

GREAT interview. The questions and answers! Love the maturity and the psychological mindset shed has. Makes her different. hard worker, classy, great BB player. Rest and rre energize. Stay healthy, focused and safe. Don't over due it. You just ended 1 season and to start another. Remember to have a little fun in between. Wishing all your dreams come true!

#22 one my favorite athletes in my lifetime ❤ She's such a great role model

what those women are saying, that ain't criticism. That's jealousy.

love u CC

let's go caitlin!!!!

Level headed, classy, articulate. Recipe for success.

Caitlin has been blessed with her God given talent in basketball. I pray that God continues to bless her and protect her from all the haters. All these young women coming up in draft are the new talents. Let their journey be successful and an inspiration to young people with dreams.

She’s a great role model. Handling haters / promoting education and mental health. Competitive mindset. Love it

America really wants a sweetheart. I think it's her.

For the “she’s overrated commenters:” 1. **Most career points in NCAA Division I basketball, men's and women's (3,951 points)**: Clark surpassed the previous record held by Pete Maravich. 2. **Most points in a single NCAA Division I season, women's (1,234 points)**: This record highlights her phenomenal scoring ability throughout a season. 3. **Most career 3-pointers in NCAA Division I basketball, men's and women's (548 three-pointers)**: This record emphasizes her skill as a long-range shooter. 4. **Most 3-pointers in a single season in NCAA Division I basketball, men's and women's (201 three-pointers)**: This achievement broke the previous record held by Stephen Curry. 5. **Most career assists in NCAA Division I basketball, men's and women's (over 1,000 assists)**: Demonstrating her versatility and vision on the court. 6. **First Division I basketball player (men's or women's) to score over 3,000 points, 900 assists, and 800 rebounds**: This showcases her all-around game and statistical contribution beyond scoring. 7. **Most points scored in the NCAA Tournament, men's or women's (491 points)**: Clark holds the record for the most career points in the NCAA tournament. 8. **Highest single-quarter scoring in an NCAA championship game (18 points in the first quarter)**: This was achieved during the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship. 9. **Most points in a single season in the Big Ten conference**: Surpassing previous records and setting a new benchmark in conference play. 10. **First player to have back-to-back 1,000-point seasons in NCAA Division I basketball**: This record underscores her consistent high-level performance.

wish CC the best....classy young lady!

I think for the first time ever, I’m actually looking forward to watching a WNBA game! Weird! Can’t believe I’m saying this! 😂 I want to see her play in the WNBA, I want to see if she lives up to the hype as a pro!!

She's so awesome 👍🏽👍🏽😎

I can't wait to watch her name be called as the #1 overall pick to the Indiana Fever and make HISTORY!!!

I do t watch sports but she is such a rockstar and a generally all around good person

I'm rooting for you! Greetings from Brazil!!!💪🏀🇧🇷

Love the discussion on academics. She will have like-minded peers on Fever to lean on...Lexie Hull and Boston for sure.

She is HER, she knows what's hate and what is talk, and she'll show them both what she's about.

I watched her play 3 times. She’s a ball player….its a shame these retired wnba players are not giving her more credit. She’ll only grow women’s basketball, and inspire next generation of young girls to start playing basketball.

Finish what you started in school. Good for her!

Great interview!!

She seems humble

Excellent interview C Clark you are a beast

THIS is why she is so beloved, she has Class. Something the current WNBA players could learn.

You make Iowa Proud Caitlin! You are our GOAT! Best of Luck in the WNBA and in life!

As a boy who played a lot of basketball as a kid I’ve always thought that women’s basketball had the potential to become beloved even though it had a bad rep during the 90’s and 2000’s. I’m glad Caitlin has helped break down that barrier. Hopefully my future daughter can become a hooper like Caitlin!

Good luck Caitlin your Journey in WNBA! Love from the Philippines and bless u!

This woman is single-handedly saving women’s Basketball and Dianna taurasi can go kick rocks….just because she’s a Christian heterosexual woman doesn’t mean you have to hate. WNBA is gaining the attention and viewership of men and this is exactly what the WNBA needs….oh and juju Watkins and angel Reese are also Christian and Hetero, times are changing for the WNBA and talent is talent…Gatekeepers aren’t gonna win this war

I love you Caitlin!!! You’re an amazing young woman and you have so much to offer the world on AND off the court. Keep being you and let God help you navigate the crazy ride you’re on! ❤️ I am a fan for life and wish you nothing but success. Stay humble and enjoy this new chapter!

So excited to see her play in the WNBA alongside aliyah boston and Kelsey Mitchell. It’s going to be fun to watch. Let’s go fever 🎉

havent watched a wnba since lisa leslie retired. Excited to Watch CC play. The Fever's coaches better let her play her game. Just help her in her weak areas which isnt much.

I love her dimples. Really pretty.

Caitlin Clark was at first the Canary in the Cultural Mine of WBB, now she is for the entire culture. - She and her coach and teammates did everything the right way. If we can't treat them right and enjoy the excitement and great role modeling they've given us, then we know we've gone further backwards then the time of Tiger Woods - when most of us came together to buoy him past the gatekeepers. - Besides the pettiness of the hive mind following cheap race politics and all, the national championship game was a travesty. One team is completely made up of five star players, they lose five and get five more and then "coach of the year". Nobody but homers is buying it. Five teams have won 70% of all WNCAA championships. The incredible competitive imbalance of player distribution, whether through direct collusion or lack of oversight, destroys the sport. - Clark and Iowa just showed the country that 500% more people want to watch women's basketball, but they want to watch fairly built teams with the best coaching around great talent, not a modern Red Auerbach controlling the recruiting back door. - We are about to see the biggest drop in viewership of any sports league in history. If the WNBA doesn't wake up from being angry and woke they're about to drop the biggest ball that anyone's ever dropped. - Imagine a reality where haters ruled the Magic and Bird story of inspiration.

Omg I love her attitude about academics!

Clark the Shark 🦈 🏀

0:25 - She just called Cheryl Swoopes a hater. They should be rooting for her. The WNBA needs star players who can bring in viewers.

Can’t wait to watch

She is freaking awesome. I love this woman

The goat

Great interview. Level headed. Down to earth. Sky is the limit

As a man who would never watch the WNBA-- I'm watching it now... at least Caitlin.

Classic Holy rowe interview good luck 2 clark it was pleasure 4 my family 2 watch these last 2 years Thank u

I appreciate the interviewer stating that we the audience are not the ones talking about what Caitlin Clark CANT DO, instead it’s other WNBA players. We the people are rooting for her and excited to watch her play

Watching her mannerisms, specifically eye language. She's a genuine person, uncomfortable and honest. She just wanna hoop and undergrands what she means. She ain't gonna slack on work. She coming for that GOAT.

She will be the reason I will watch the WNBA for the first time this summer

Other women players hating on Caitlin Clark, when they should be celebrating any positive attention brought to their sport and the WNBA, is such a man thing to do.

The realization is that the talent has gotten better!! Watch the Hoop Summit 2024 game, the talent level is insane. I've always said that women had better fundamentals and had to because the athleticism isn't at the male level for obvious reasons. Game is in a great place!!! College Basketball will be phenomenal next season!!!

Many of us enjoyed Caitlin Clark this past year to the MAX! Here she shows who she really is away from the court. She expects to be on of the best in the World! She certainly has that goal and we will be watching! Go Caitlin!

Caitlin Clark taught Dawn Staley, the head coach of the South Carolina how to play basketball and coach! That is the only way South Carolina beat Iowa!

I love her passing

She's the greatest player to ever wear a #22 jersey. Yes, Swoopes, I'm talking directly to you.

So excited to see the other players level up to what you're going to bring!! Take care of her IN!!

I think Caitlyn can handle it well she will have confidence in her self and continue for her to best version that she can be overall.🏀

She's an amazing young woman. She's on point on every answer. Wish her nothing but the best.

GOOD LUCK ON A GREAT WNBA CAREER CAITLIN SCREW THE HATERS

Go Caitlyn.I am a fan.Love from Sydney, Australia.

She has that incredible mentality! Fearless, confident, strong, with high standards. She is the one

Saw her on SNL last night. She tells great jokes, too. Wouldn't be surprised if she ends up a regular.

CC is the GOAT!! ❤🏀

Mindset Masterclass!

Her answers are incredible and doesn’t make a single mistake. Her killer mindset is something that nba players have lacked since Kobe Bryant. You have changed the way I am looking to raise my own daughter. Thanks for everything.

She actually looks cute here

No one talks about her mindset! Wnba is not ready for her

Clark is great, i love the energy, the swag she and Reese display on the court, having two of them on the same team one day will be fire, they are going to bully their opponents with the way they react to any score but I'll really like to watch them play against each other again ❤

100% we love you you’re going to light up that league WNBA I think you can play in the NBA just because of smart you are at the game the knowledge of the game they’ll find out have a great day tomorrow let’s go Clark #22

I remember when Shaq said wnba need to lower the ring to make the game exciting and i agree with Shaq. But after seeing CC's game i changed my mind! She makes the game exciting just the way she play ball!

What I’m really not understanding is all of the criticism is coming from other women. The WNBA is a business that’s losing money and needs to find a new way to rebrand themselves to give the audience something they wanna see. Now you have a female player who is a generation talent who’s bringing attention to the sport who’s gonna build the WNBA and it’s other women who are tearing her down out of jealousy

She was raised soooo well!!

She’s smart woman…❤ the first time I saw she played accidentally from I followed her till the championship…. April is the WNBA draft excited to watch …

She is so polished for a young person. That’s a great kid.

Caitlin is the perfect ambassador for the WNBA and her draft class has more talent than the sport has potentially ever seen at one time. There's an opportunity for the sport to thrive, and I'd love to continue to watch Caitlin's journey in the pros, a league that needs her fans. But when former players seem unwilling to accept her and sports reporters like Elle Duncan telling prospective fans (read: men) to shut up and listen, the WNBA has the potential to blow this golden chance with too much lecturing. Millions want to see Caitlin succeed and watch great players, but will the sport and its gatekeepers let us.

They gonna be flying private soon no more commercial flights, she is a STAR ⭐️

I like most all of these comments are positive which is unlike most videos

get it girl

That's not Caitlin Clark, that's God disguised as Caitlin Clark.

You have WNBA players who should be ambassadors of the sport, instead publicly verbalizing personnal attacks against Clark without instigation, while the WNBA league has poised itself to essentially use and take advantage of her brand for their own benefits. Getting the same pay as every other rookie seems like robbery. I hope they plan to compensate her with bonuses or a percentage of ticket sales that her presence on the court generates for the league. She isn't even in the WNBA yet and teams are already anticipating her impact on ticket sales by getting larger venues to host the Fever when she arrives on their home turf. We all have our eyes on you WNBA. Here is your chance to shine. Don't blow it.

Super impressed with this young lady. A role model for all athletes.

She got it all confidence, talent , and great focus !! Hard working mentality !! MAMBA mentality !! “Just like Kobe”

Criticism=jealousy

Kobe would've straight up called Swoopes a shity person