Fever's Clark hits from memorable spot in return to Iowa - ESPN

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The fans got exactly what they wanted Sunday at Iowa's Carver-Hawkeye Arena: another vintage Caitlin Clark moment.

It came in her Indiana Fever's 108-44 victory over the Brazilian national team in a WNBA exhibition game that was also a sold-out homecoming for the former Hawkeyes star.

To punctuate her night, Clark made an estimated 36-foot 3-pointer from just behind the spot on the court that has her No. 22 logo affixed. That's where she hit the shot as an Iowa senior in 2024 that broke the NCAA women's basketball career-scoring record.

«I don't know if I shoot 36-footers every day, but 30-plus for sure,» Clark said with a chuckle when asked if she regularly practices shots from that far back. «It was just kind of a spur-of-the-moment thing. You don't always realize where you are.»

The fans knew right where she was, though, as they rose to their feet and roared, with the overwhelming majority of the full house of just under 15,000 wearing Hawkeyes or Fever shirts with Clark's name and No. 22 on them.

Clark hit the shot with 26.1 seconds left in the third quarter, knowing she would sit the final quarter. It was her first game action since Sept. 25 last season, when the Fever were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Connecticut Sun.

Clark missed Saturday's exhibition victory in Indianapolis over the Washington Mystics with a lower leg injury, a precautionary decision to help her be ready for Sunday. She finished the game Sunday with 16 points, 5 assists and 6 rebounds, and said it was just good to be back in action again.

«I haven't played [a game] in, like 200 days, so I was a little nervous going in,» Clark said. «The competitive spirit in me — you just want to play really good for these