Over the past year or so, Caitlin Clark has become the biggest marquee name in women's basketball. The Indiana Fever star took the WNBA by storm, lifting the ratings and turning a lot of heads with her relentless shot-making and passing skills.
Now, she's making the most of her ascent to fame. Being the signature name she is, it's only normal that Nike hooked her up with some Player-Exclusive Caitlin Clark Nike Infinity Tour 2 to showcase at an LPGA Pro-Am event.
As shown by Fever and Pacers beat writer Scott Agness on X, the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year was spotted donning the exclusive pink sneakers at the ANNIKA.
Clark has made the rounds for her sneaker rotation multiple times in the past, and the fans continue to wait for their first signature shoe to drop. According to basketball insider Ethan Strauss, the delay might have to do with the brand wanting to drop one for WNBA MVP A'Ja Wilson first:
"Based on conversations with people in the know, it indeed has something to do with WNBA MVP and Nike athlete A'ja WIlson. But beyond Wilson, it's about a culture at the company that's more concerned with quelling noise rather than making it, as Nike once used to."
Clark got a shoe deal with Nike worth $28 million over the next eight years, so they will have more than enough time to work on a lot of great things together to appease the thousands of fans she's garnered over the years.
Caitlin Clark almost hits a fan at golfing event
Unfortunately, it wasn't all great news for the talented point guard. Just before the start of the event, the Indiana Fever star claimed that she really hoped not to hit anybody as she's not a particularly proficient golfer.
That prophecy almost becomes a reality early on Wednesday. On just her third hole of the day, she nearly hit several fans in attendance with her hybrid. Clearly, it wasn't her proudest moment.
Even so, the 22-year-old basketball star, like all great athletes, has a short memory, and she was quick to bounce back from this almost incident. At least one lucky fan was able to take a souvenir home.
This isn't her first rodeo either, as she also took part in the John Deere Classic Pro-Am last year. Clark is playing the first nine holes with Nelly Korda and the back nine with Annika Sorenstam.