Caitlin Clark, NBA Star Make Appearance At College Basketball Game
12/14/2024 06:01 PM
Caitlin Clark is enjoying her weekend after she was TIME's Athlete of the Year this past week.
She was named TIME's Athlete of the Year on Tuesday and it's well deserved after everything she accomplished this year.
Clark helped Iowa get to the 2024 National Championship Game before she was selected first overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA Draft. She then won WNBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 19.2 points, 8.4 assists, and 5.7 rebounds per game and getting the Fever into the WNBA Playoffs.
After getting that distinct honor, she showed up to Saturday's Wisconsin-Butler game in Indianapolis alongside Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton.
The stars are out in Indy! 🤩
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) December 14, 2024
Caitlin Clark and Tyrese Haliburton in attendance for Wisconsin-Butler 🍿@CaitlinClark22 x @TyHaliburton22pic.twitter.com/4JibYN988W
There's never a bad time to take in a college basketball game even when we're still a few months away from the NCAA Tournament.
Still, Clark got to see a pretty good game between these two teams that was eventually won by Wisconsin, 83-74. Wisconsin jumped out to a 47-33 lead at the half before Butler made it a game in the second half but fell short by nine.
Nolan Winter led all Badgers in scoring with 20 points while four other Badgers players finished in double figures. Pierre Brooks II led all Bulldogs players in scoring with 23 points.
Meanwhile, Haliburton is off to a decent start this season for the Pacers, averaging 18.0 points, 8.5 assists, and 3.3 rebounds per game. The Pacers are 11-15 through 26 games but are coming off a 121-107 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.
Their next game will be on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET against the New Orleans Pelicans. Who knows, maybe Clark will show up for that game, too.
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