WNBA legend Diana Taurasi eats words about Caitlin Clark: 'Reality is coming to me now'

After Caitlin Clark’s record-breaking rookie run successful the WNBA, 1 hoops fable is owning up to her thoughts that things would person been pugnacious for the Iowa product. 

Diana Taurasi, who precocious announced her status from the WNBA aft 20 illustrious seasons, was connected her "Bird & Taurasi Show" with chap WNBA prima Sue Bird wherever she owned up to saying "reality is coming" erstwhile referring to Clark entering the league. 

With Clark connected alongside them, Taurasi flipped the script. 

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Diana Taurasi  is owning up to her thoughts that things would person been pugnacious for Caitlin Clark. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

"Thank you, unfortunately, world is coming to maine now," Taurasi said aft Clark congratulated her connected retirement. 

It was astir a twelvemonth agone erstwhile Taurasi said those infamous words, fundamentally saying that Clark volition person to get utilized to a batch of large hoops players present aft her record-breaking vocation with the Hawkeyes. 

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"You look superhuman playing against 18-year-olds, but you’re going to [be playing against] immoderate grown women that person been playing nonrecreational hoops for a agelong time," Taurasi said connected ESPN astatine the time.

Clark wasn’t a superstar immediately, but erstwhile she got utilized to WNBA crippled velocity and built immoderate chemistry with her Indiana Fever teammates, she thrived.

Clark wasn’t a superstar immediately, but erstwhile she got utilized to WNBA crippled velocity and built immoderate chemistry with her Indiana Fever teammates, she thrived. (Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo)

Clark averaged 19.2 points, 8.4 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per crippled connected her mode to winning the KIA Rookie of the Year Award. She besides finished All-WNBA First Team, arsenic her 337 assists were the astir successful a azygous WNBA season.

But Taurasi’s vocation is what Clark is chasing now, arsenic she is considered to beryllium the champion WNBA subordinate of each clip by many. Taurasi made 11 All-Star teams during her career, portion winning 3 league titles with the Phoenix Mercury.

Clark surely had a blistery commencement to her ain career, but she’s looking to marque immoderate title runs successful the future, and the Fever person bolstered their roster successful hopes to bash so. 

Clark averaged 19.2 points, 8.4 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per crippled connected her mode to winning the KIA Rookie of the Year Award. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

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The Fever statesman their 2025 WNBA play connected May 17 against Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky. 

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