Caitlin Clark says she took video of her reaction to the Pacers' comeback win over the Knicks
ATLANTA (AP) — Caitlin Clark says it's a great time to be a basketball fan in Indiana. It's enough to turn Clark, one of the state's biggest stars, into a fan during the NBA playoffs. Clark said before the Indiana Fever's WNBA game at the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night that she was so caught up in the Pacers' come-from-behind138-135 overtime winat the New York Knicks on Wednesday night that shetook videoof her reaction to the signature play — Tyrese Haliburton's jumper that sent Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals into overtime. For now, Clark says she's keeping the video under wraps, even though she offered a tease. "I have a video on my phone I'm never going to show anybody," Clark said. "I actually showed a few people. I videotaped myself like the final play and I have my reaction in real time. It's a pretty iconic video. Maybe one day everybody will see it, but no, not right now." Clark said she regretted not getting video of herself when Haliburton made the game-winning layup in the Pacers' decisive119-118 winover Milwaukee that sent Indiana to the East final. With her favorite NBA team in another close game, she seized the opportunity. "I was in my hotel room," Clark said. "It's a good thing I had taken a nap earlier in the day so I could be able to stay up for overtime." Clark's boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, just completed his first season as an assistant coach at Butler following a year working for the Pacers in basketball development. The two are following the Pacers' postseason closely. "I mean, that team, they never give up," Clark said. "They find a way to defy the odds. You go back and look at the ESPN probability tracker and it was like 99.7% for the Knicks last night and that's just crazy." Clark was a breakout WNBA star as a rookie last season and is helping to fuel theleague's soaring popularity. The Dream moved Thursday night's game to State Farm Arena, home to the NBA's Atlanta Hawks, and said shortly before tipoff that the 16,888-seat venue was sold out. The Dream's normal home, Gateway Center Arena, holds only 3,500. "It's great being in Indianapolis right now," Clark said. "People are loving basketball. It's always been a basketball state. It's just fun to be a part of." ___ AP WNBA:https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball
Caitlin Clark says she took video of her reaction to the Pacers' comeback win over the Knicks ATLANTA (AP) — Caitlin Clark says it's...
