Caitlin Clark celebrates winning a half-court shot challenge during Indiana Fever practice.
Her teammate Kelsey Mitchell then makes a joke about her needing to back up because it’s her “normal shot” anyhow. Clark was well-known for her long-range shooting during her time at Iowa.
Clark will now try to see how far away she can shoot in the WNBA.
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Following her victory in an Indiana Fever practice half-court shot competition, teammate Kelsey
Mitchell made fun of Caitlin Clark, saying that it wasn’t fair because it was her “normal shot” and she should have backed up anyhow.
In addition to her determination and aptitude for assisting her team’s offensive flow, Clark has earned a reputation for taking shots well over the 3-point line, with some of them swishing from close to the half-court emblem of any team.
Almost forty feet away from the hoop, Clark attempted his first try to break the NCAA’s overall scoring record with a three-pointer that struck the rim rather than the cylinder.
Clark was surrounded by her teammates after making the game-winning shot, but Mitchell took over by making light of the unfair advantage.
Mitchell pointed her first at the half-court line and then at the base line. “She needs to start all the way back there since her regular shot starts very near,” he said.
Joking that she couldn’t wait for the WNBA Draft to end on END 126, Caitlin Clark
The season’s first halfcourt shot competition is won by Caitlin Clark, but Kelsey Mitchell admits she needs to improve Clark has not yet participated in a WNBA game.
The Fever’s preseason opener against the Dallas Wings is this Friday. However, there’s a sense of unfamiliarity about her coming from Iowa.
Officially, the regular season doesn’t begin until May 14. That hasn’t stopped the cost of tickets for Indiana’s home games and away games from rising sharply.
