Jada Gyamfi jokingly regrets comment after saying she missed Caitlin Clark’s competitive edge in Iowa

In the recent episode of Jada Gyamfi’s podcast "Fresh Tawk" released on Tuesday, Caitlin Clark was joined by former Iowa teammates Kate Martin and Gabbie Marshall. They reflected on their time together at Iowa and the practice session they attended at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on their return towards the end of October.

At one point, Clark asked Gyamfi to specify what exactly she missed about her three former teammates. Gyamfi started with Clark, saying how she missed Clark’s competitive spirit.

She admitted, "I miss like hearing all that stuff like it makes practice like more. I feel like we need more of a competitive edge."

Soon after that, Clark asked her to bring that competitive spirit back, telling Gyamfi, "I want you to bring that back tomorrow okay you bring that practice."

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Gyamfi humorously responded, "I didn't realize that I brought my coach into this too"

Caitlin Clark recounts scary experience from Hawkeyes preseason trip in 2023

The conversation then moved towards Clark and Martin's senior year at Iowa. Clark recounted a scary moment the team encountered during the Hawkeyes’ preseason trip to Italy in 2023.

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Clark recounted, "We literally could've died. There was a rock, and you couldn't go like, you only had to dive under the rock. If you didn't get under, you were dead."

She added, "I had to swim back, too. I'm like, 'Bro, I can't keep doing this. This is a workout.'"

This adventure was part of a broader overseas trip that also took the Hawkeyes to Croatia. They competed in exhibition games against Team Slammers, KK Tresnjevka, and the Croatian All-Stars, emerging victorious in all three matchups there. During the last season, Iowa won the Big Ten title and reached the NCAA championship game for a second consecutive year.

Clark’s collegiate success set her up as a top draft prospect, ultimately leading her to the WNBA as the No. 1 overall pick by the Indiana Fever in 2024. Martin, joined the WNBA as well, selected in the second round by the Las Vegas Aces, the league’s back-to-back defending champions.

During her rookie season with Indiana, she averaged 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 8.4 assists per game, leading the league in assists per game. The WNBA Rookie of the Year helped Indiana end its eight-yeae long playoff drought, finishing with a 20-20 record and securing the No. 6 seed in the WNBA playoffs.

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