From the second Caitlin Clark was tapped by the Indiana Fever with the primary general decide in final month’s WNBA draft, the thrill surrounding the ponytailed once-in-a-generation basketball people hero from the American heartland has solely redoubled.
The 22-year-old native of West Des Moines, who broke Pete Maravich’s 54-year-old report to develop into the all-time main scorer in main faculty basketball historical past earlier this yr, is the bandleader of a sensational WNBA rookie class that has drawn thousands and thousands of latest followers to the ladies’s recreation in current months – and generated an unprecedented sense…