Caitlin Clark reveals which iconic athlete is on her screensaver — and he responds

Forward of Iowa’s highly-anticipated sport in opposition to UConn in Fiday’s Ultimate 4, Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark is talking out about her personal athletic heroes. 

In a video shared by the NCAA, Clark and a few of her teammates are requested what their cellphone screensavers are. Whereas different gamers revealed pictures of their members of the family and inspirational quotes, Clark, the main scorer in school basketball historical past, stated that hers is one other sports activities phenom. 

“That is Michael Phelps, swimming within the Olympics,” she stated, holding the system up for the interviewer to see. “He is fairly robust.” 

Phelps, the most adorned Olympian of all time with 28 medals, responded to the video on social media. 

“Honored!!! That is so cool!” he gushed, tagging Clark within the publish. 

Honored!!! That is so cool! 😎 @CaitlinClark22 https://t.co/NmyRmXodls

— Michael Phelps (@MichaelPhelps) April 3, 2024

In the course of the video, Clark and her teammates have been additionally requested for his or her finest impression of their coach, Lisa Bluder, what recommendation they’d give younger individuals, and which gamers have been the toughest to protect all through their careers. In her response, Clark referenced UConn’s Paige Bueckers, who she’ll play in opposition to tonight. 

“Paige has been actually good,” Clark stated, earlier than mentioning different groups like LSU, who the Haweyes lately beat within the Elite Eight spherical. 

The UConn-Iowa sport might be performed on Friday, April 5, 2024 at 9:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. PT). The sport might be broadcast on ESPN and stream on ESPN. The winner of the sport will advance to the championship sport, which might be performed on Sunday.