Caitlin Clark reveals her offseason plans after WNBA playoff exit
Caitlin Clark’s immediate future after the Indiana Fever’s season-ending loss to the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday night has been revealed as the star forward confirmed her next steps.
There was much speculation as to whether Clark would play in the new Unrivaled League or whether an overseas team would approach him to play during the WNBA’s offseason.
Clark confirmed that no decision has been made yet and that she will be trying another sport for the first time in almost a year during her break from basketball.
“I don’t know what I’m going to do tomorrow. I don’t know what I’m going to do the next day. Maybe play some golf? I think I’m going to do that until it gets too cold in Indiana, or that, or go pro,” Clark said Wednesday.
Clark won the WNBA Rookie of the Year award and set numerous records during her first professional season.
Caitlin Clark revealed her midseason plans after Indiana Fever’s season ended on Wednesday
Since starting her senior season at Iowa last October, Clark has been in the middle of a basketball season or busily preparing to start one. Now, if she wants to, comes her first extended break in 12 months.
The Connecticut Sun advanced to the WNBA semifinals with an 87-81 victory over the Fever.
The Sun led by nine points early in the fourth quarter, but two tough baskets from Clark opened the game up again and Indiana temporarily took the lead.
Clark continued to make history, becoming the first player in WNBA history to record 25 points, five rebounds and five assists in a playoff game.
Clark played the entire game and finished with a total of 25 points, nine assists and six rebounds.
Connecticut advances to the game against the winner of the Minnesota Lynx versus Phoenix Mercury series.
The second-seeded Lynx hold a 1-0 series lead and would have home-field advantage in the semifinal against the Sun.
This is the Sun’s sixth straight appearance in the semifinals, while the Fever reached the postseason for the first time since 2016, in Clark’s first professional season.
Clark led the revival for the Fever, who had won games by double digits in a season just twice (from 2017-23).