Current:Home > ContactCaitlin Clark's Latest Basketball Achievement Hasn't Been Done Since Michael Jordan -AssetBase
Caitlin Clark's Latest Basketball Achievement Hasn't Been Done Since Michael Jordan
View
Date:2025-04-18 23:49:45
Caitlin Clark continues to make history.
The Indiana Fever guard has signed a multiyear deal with Wilson to release a line of signature basketballs, making her the first female athlete to sign such a deal, according to a May 21 press release. That's not all: No player in NBA or WNBA history has received a deal like this since Michael Jordan signed one with Wilson back in 1984 during his debut season. And obviously, Caitlin is thrilled.
"Wilson has been with me across some of the most pivotal moments in my career so far," she said in a statement, "and I couldn't be more excited to continue driving basketball forward alongside them."
She added, "It feels surreal to have my own basketball collection, and to affect what that means for future generations of athletes."
With her new deal, Caitlin will partner with Wilson on releasing three limited-edition basketball designs to commemorate her first season, each inspired by Caitlin's incredible sports journey. The gold and white basketballs will be available for purchase starting May 28—although fans do have to enter a contest for their chance to purchase.
And despite a bumpy start to her first WNBA season—the Indiana Fever have yet to win a game this year—the 22-year-old continues to dominate, leading her team in points scored across their past four games with an average of 17 points per game, including making 100% of her free throws.
And it's no wonder, as Caitlin was the No. 1 overall pick for the WNBA and made history as NCAA Division I basketball's overall top scorer (for men and women) in March. And to hear the University of Iowa alum tell it, she could not be happier to be part of the Indiana Fever.
"This is a dream come true," she said in her first press conference with the team last month. "I can't think of a better place for myself to start my career, a place that loves basketball, supports women's basketball and an organization that really does things the right way and has a championship pedigree."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (7)
Related
- Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
- British army concludes that 19-year-old soldier took her own life after relentless sexual harassment
- Firefighters work until dawn to remove wreckage of bus carrying tourists in Venice; 21 dead
- Florida man executed by lethal injection for killing 2 women he met in bars a day apart
- Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
- 'Maestro': Bradley Cooper surprises at his own movie premiere amid actors' strike
- It's dumb to blame Taylor Swift for Kansas City's struggles against the Jets
- Michael Jordan, now worth $3 billion, ranks among Forbes' richest 400 people
- McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
- US warns of Chinese global disinformation campaign that could undermine peace and stability
Ranking
- Who are the most valuable sports franchises? Forbes releases new list of top 50 teams
- A bus crash in a Venice suburb kills at least 21 people
- Student loan borrowers are facing nightmare customer service issues, prompting outcry from states
- College football bowl projections: Michigan now top of the playoff ahead of Georgia
- Don't let hackers fool you with a 'scam
- Murder suspect sought after man stabbed multiple times in 'unthinkable' attack
- Serbian authorities have detained the alleged organizer behind a recent shootout with Kosovo police
- ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat sues over expulsion and House rules that temporarily silenced him
Recommendation
The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
I try to be a body-positive doctor. It's getting harder in the age of Ozempic
I try to be a body-positive doctor. It's getting harder in the age of Ozempic
San Francisco woman seriously injured after hit-and-run accident pushes her under a driverless car
The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
Patrick Stewart's potential Picard wig flew British Airways solo for 'Star Trek' audition: Memoir
Tired of spam? Soon, Gmail users can unsubscribe with one click
Ford lays off 330 more factory workers because of UAW strike expansion