'Ready for a new challenge': Caitlin Clark already feeling at home in Indiana

When Caitlin Clark walked to the dais Wednesday in Indianapolis, she looked like a natural.

The former Iowa star and WNBA's No. 1 overall draft pick eagerly discussed the impact a new television deal could have around the league. Clark outlined her goal of helping the Indiana Fever end a seven-year playoff drought, talked about being "terrified" of her Saturday Night Live appearance, even teased Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton about attending her rival school, Iowa State.

Still, Clark made one thing clear — she feels right at home in Indiana.

"It definitely played a huge role," she said during her introductory news conference, explaining why she opted to leave school after making two straight national championship game runs. "I was hoping Indiana got the first pick, it made my life a lot better. So I was pretty excited. I was just ready for a new challenge in my life."

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Some of what happened was expected Wednesday.

Clark received a standing ovation from her new teammates and the overflow crowd of team employees while sitting between general manager Lin Dunn, a Women's Basketball Hall of Famer, and coach Christie Sides, who has four Final Four appearances on her resume. Clark's parents were seated in the front row, right next to former Fever star and Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings.

But the 30-minute question-and-answer session also revealed a different side of Clark.

She ditched the carefully crafted answers about her professional ambitions, which followed Clark relentlessly through her final college season. Instead, she showed a humility that could help the potentially game-changing star's transition from the college level to the pro game.

"It's not all about me,"