By ERIC BLUM, US SPORTS REPORTER
Published: 17:49 GMT, 8 November 2024 | Updated: 20:47 GMT, 8 November 2024
Despite being picked first overall, Caitlin Clark has revealed why she was ‘really upset’ at this year’s WNBA Draft.
Clark was not up for grabs long during April’s draft, with the Indiana Fever making their selection known quickly.
After being picked, the Iowa college sensation saw little of the rest of the draft and did not get to spend time with friends, family, or boyfriend Connor McCaffrey for hours.
‘I was so upset because after I got drafted, I got just drug out immediately and I didn’t get to see any of the draft,’ she said on a podcast with former Iowa teammates Kate Martin, Gabbie Marshall, and Jada Gyamfi.
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‘I had my phone, I couldn’t really go on it. It made me so upset. And then, I didn’t even get to see Kate get drafted. It made me really upset.’
Caitlin Clark revealed she was ‘really upset’ at the WNBA Draft because of her hectic schedule
Clark has been at the forefront of the rise in popularity of women’s basketball for over a year
‘I didn’t even take pictures with you guys, my family, like Connor, like no one.’
Clark said she has ‘zero recollection’ of the weekend she got drafted because she slept for ‘two hours’ per day.
Part of her draft-night chaos involved several rounds of media interviews and appearances after being the No 1 pick.
Clark has been at the forefront of the rise in popularity of women’s basketball, with the WNBA Draft as a prime example of the growth, due to the interest in both her and the league.
The draft was also at the end of a marathon weekend for Clark, who flew from Los Angeles to New York City on Saturday morning before appearing on ‘Saturday Night Live’.
On the day before she got drafted, the all-time leading NCAA points scorer had her fitting for the outfit she wore to the event in Brooklyn.
It’s safe to say the busy schedule of being one of the biggest stars in women’s basketball takes its toll.
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