Caitlin Clark selected as No. 1 pick in WNBA Draft

. WELCOME BACK TO NEWS LIVE. KAITLYN CLARK WAS OFFICIALLY DRAFTED BY THE FEVER AS THE NUMBER ONE PICK IN THE WNBA. THIS COMES ON THE HEELS OF A GAME CHANGING MARCH MADNESS THAT HAD EVERYONE BUZZING ABOUT THE WNBA DRAFT. ABC LARA SPENCER HAS ALL THE BIG MOMENTS FROM LAST NIGHT WITH THE FIRST PICK IN THE 2024 WNBA DRAFT. >> THE INDIANA FEVER SELECT. >> CAITLIN CLARK YEAH, EXCITEMENT HITTING A FEVER PITCH AS BASKETBALL SUPERSTAR CAITLIN CLARK OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES A WNBA CAREER ENTRY JOURNEY TO THIS MOMENT. >> SINCE I WAS IN SECOND GRADE AND IT'S TAKEN A LOT OF HARD WORK, A LOT OF UPS AND DOWNS, BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, JUST TRYING TO SOAK IT IN. >> THE NCAA LEADING SCORER, AN OVERALL NUMBER ONE DRAFT PICK CHOSEN BY THE INDIANA FEVER, BASKING IN THE MOMENT WITH HER FAMILY. >> I TOLD MY MOM BEFORE, THIS IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, I EARNED IT AND THAT'S WHY I'M SO OF IT. >> THOUSANDS OF FANS FROM HER NEW TEAM IN CELEBRATION FOR NEW TEAMMATES, READY WITH CARDS JERSEY IN HAND. CLARK, ONE OF SEVERAL SUPERSTARS TAKING THEIR TALENTS TO THE WNBA THIS YEAR. CAMERON BRINK, STANFORD AFTER AN ELECTRIC SEASON NUMBER TWO OVERALL PICK, CAMERON BRINK, HEADING TO THE LOS ANGELES SPARKS. HER GODPARENTS ARE THE PARENTS OF NBA SUPERSTAR STEPH CURRY. THE TWO HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE THEY WERE KIDS. SO I ACTUALLY SPACE-TIME STEPH LIKE 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW STARTED SO HE JUST SAID TO TO JUST HAVE FUN WITH IT. I THINK HE CAN JUST SHARE SO MUCH ADVICE AND SHY DOWN DOUBLING UP ON STAR POWER. >> CAMILLA KARTHEISER ANGEL REID THIRD PICK MILA CARDOSO ON SEVEN PACK. ANGEL REESE, FORMER FCC RIVALS NOW TEAMMATES FOR THE CHICAGO SKY. >> I HAD A GO TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND GIVE MY FAMILY A BETTER LIFE SO I'M JUST SO THANKFUL THAT WAS ABLE TO BE HERE. I'M JUST SO EXCITED I GET TO PLAY WITH CAMILA. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 25 YEARS, TWO HAWKEYES DRAFTED IN THE SAME YEAR. CLARK'S IOWA TEAMMATE, KATE MARTIN, A SURPRISE PICK IN THE SECOND ROUND HEADING TO THE LAS VEGAS ACES. >> I WAS HERE TO SUPPORT CAITLYN. ALL I WANTED WAS AN OPPORTUNITY AND. >> I GOT IT. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED. OUR TH

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Length: 2min 43sec (163 seconds)

Published: Tue Apr 16 2024