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Clark is no stranger to the media circus after
breaking the all-time NCAA scoring record in her final college
season and told reporters that she was keeping her focus on the
court.
"It's just something you embrace and you enjoy and you navigate
it," Clark told reporters on Thursday.
"Maybe it'll be different or it'll be super loud or whatever it
is. But, more than anything, I think it's just an exciting
opportunity. So just embrace it and go about it like that more
than feeling overwhelmed."
Clark will get a taste of an ecstatic home crowd for the first
time on Thursday when the Fever host the Atlanta Dream in a
pre-season contest.
Indiana fans have embraced the six-foot guard, who received a
standing ovation from the crowd at a Pacers NBA playoffs game
last month. Ticket sales for the Fever were more than 13 times
higher on resale platform StubHub compared to last year.
Clark's team mate, last year's unanimous rookie of the year
Aliyah Boston, said the Fever had energy around them going into
the season.
"Having Caitlin here is just great for this franchise, for the
people of Indiana, just because of how many eyes that she
draws," said Boston.
"Having fans, having everyone come, everyone's just excited to
watch you play. I mean, Caitlin has continued to open the doors
for a lot of people just because of the attention that she
draws."
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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