"Now she owns the Sky": Fans react to Caitlin Clark dropping major love on Angel Reese's Chicago in resurfaced clip

By Evan Bell

Modified Dec 20, 2024 19:23 GMT

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While Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever may have a bit of a competitive rivalry with Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky, Clark once said that the Sky was one of her favorite teams growing up. In a junior year media day interview, she talked about a wide range of topics, from her signature moves on the court, all the way to the now-defunct video store, Blockbuster.

During the video, Clark pulled out a Candace Parker cutout, calling the WNBA legend the GOAT (Greatest of all Time) before shouting out the Sky as one of her favorite teams growing up.

"[The] GOAT," Clark said. "Come on now. Chicago Sky, one of my favorite teams growing up right here."

WNBA fans were quick to weigh in on the clip.

"Now she owns the sky wow," - One tweeted.

"Goat didn’t know tamagotchi.. missed out!" Another tweeted.

Others gave Clark props for calling Parker the GOAT. However, plenty were stunned that she didn't know what a Tamagotchi was.

"Oh Goat, CP3," one tweeted.

"Ela não sabendo oq é um tamagotchi sempre me pega bastante," one tweeted.

"Noooo she didn’t know what a tamagotchi was! lmaoooo," one tweeted.

After Caitlin Clark called Candace Parker the GOAT during her junior year, she became the first WNBA rookie since Parker to make the All-WNBA First Team

Growing up, Caitlin Clark was a fan of Candace Parker and the Chicago Sky. Two seasons later, her first in the WNBA, the University of Iowa legend became the first rookie since Parker to be named to the All-WNBA First Team.

With just weeks between the end of her senior year at Iowa, and the start of training camps for her rookie season, Clark went from an NCAA star to a WNBA star in what seemed like the blink of an eye.

Leading up to the NCAA tournament, before The Caitlin Clark effect took the WNBA by storm, she received some sage words of wisdom from Parker, who recalled the moment during a Q&A this summer.

"I don't think I gave her any words of advice," she said. "I think if I did, it was right before the NCAA tournament. I was just like, 'Enjoy it. It goes so fast. The days are long, but the years are short.'"

"And that's really how it is where you look up and you're just trying to grind and get to where you go. And then you look up and you're 10 years in and you're 15 years in, you're 16 years in. So, I just said, 'Enjoy it. This is a game. This is a game of basketball that we all picked up because we loved it. So, you've got to play that.'"

Since then, Clark has been selected as an All-Star and named the WNBA Rookie of the Year, averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game. She cemented her place in WNBA history with several record-breaking performances.

While Parker still represents the pinnacle of the sport, Clark has shown in just one year that she's well on her way to creating a lasting legacy of her own.