Caitlin Clark's boyfriend Connor McCaffery drops 1-word reaction after Fever star bags AP Rookie of the Year on unanimous decision

Caitlin Clark's boyfriend Connor McCaffery dropped a one-word reaction after she secured the Associated Press' (AP) Rookie of the Year award on a unanimous decision. On Sunday, AP bestowed Clark with three major awards, along with bestowing her with the Rookie of the Year honor.

The American news agency honored the 22-year-old for her historic debut season in professional basketball by naming her to the AP All-WNBA First Team. The team also included Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson, Minnesota Lynx's Napheesa Collier, New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart and Connecticut Sun's Alyssa Thomas.

Additionally, Caitlin Clark earned a spot on the AP All-Rookie Team, alongside Chicago Sky's Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso, New York Liberty's Leonie Fiebich and LA Sparks' Rickea Jackson.

Clark's boyfriend Connor McCaffery shared the Indiana Fever's post, celebrating the 22-year-old's achievement on his Instagram story and wrote "Duh."

(Credit: Screenshot @connor_m30/Instagram)

The WNBA is yet to announce the Rookie of the Year, but Clark is the overwhelming favorite to win the award. On Sunday, the league revealed the MVP results, with A'ja Wilson claiming the award in a unanimous decision.

Clark finished fourth in the MVP voting, receiving six third-place votes, 26 fourth-place votes and 22 fifth-place votes.

Talking about Clark's season, the former Iowa superstar played all 40 games for Indiana. The 22-year-old averaged 19.2 points, 8.4 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game. She shot 41.7% from the field, including 34.4% from the three-point range.

Clark's outstanding performances earned her the Rookie of the Month award four times, Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors three times, and Eastern Conference Player of the Month recognition once.

Fans react after Caitlin Clark wins AP Rookie of the Year

Social media was abuzz as netizens hailed Caitlin Clark after she won the AP Rookie of the Year award on a unanimous decision. One of the fans lauded the Fever rookie for changing the WNBA forever.

"GOAT. Changed the league forever."

"Caitlin's success is well deserved. She is one of the most talented and exciting players to watch in all of sports. Let's go Fever!" Commented another fan.

One fan expressed hope that Clark would continue breaking records with a deep playoff run.

"She can still add a few more records along the way when we make our deep post season run!"

Clark will make her playoff debut on Sunday when the Fever squares off against the Connecticut Sun in Game 1 of the best-of-three series.