Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The writing was on the wall, but when Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark got the call that she was the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year, her teammates instantly celebrated with her in a moment the team will never forget.
Clark being named Rookie of the Year was made official on Thursday after her stellar inaugural campaign in the W, but she learned of the prestigious award coming her way after commissioner Kathy Engelbert called Fever head coach Christie Sides during a practice before a playoff game against the Connecticut Sun. "We have somebody that wants to say a couple things really quick," Sides told the Fever during practice. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark reacts during a first-round playoff game against the Sun, Wednesday, Sept.
25, 2024, in Uncasville, Connecticut. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) "Hi, Coach Sides, this is WNBA commissioner Kathy Engelbert. Do we have the team all together?" Engelbert replied. "All right, I know you guys are in Connecticut.
Good luck in tomorrow’s playoff game and is Caitlin Clark in the room?" That's when Engelbert gave Clark, and the rest of the team, praise before saying what everyone knew was coming on the call. "Caitlin, it feels like yesterday when I called your name to the stage as the number one pick in this year’s draft," Engelbert explained. "You held the Indiana Fever jersey for the first time and what a record-breaking season for you and the entire team full of outstanding performances.