Given that Clark was the top pick, expectations were sky-high long before she even played her first professional game. The buzz around her potential transcended screens and devices. TikToks of her dropping thirty points in games spread like wildfire. Caitlin Clark was officially appointed to dominate the WNBA, which was in the midst of a generational shift. The likes of Diana Taurasi, Candace Parker, Brittney Griner, and Elena Delle Donne were beginning to step aside. The future belonged—and still belongs—to Clark.

Being snubbed by Cheryl Reeve for the Paris 2024 Games, causing an uproar of biblical proportions, opened Pandora’s box. Clark became dead set on becoming the thorn in the side of the old guard, the scourge of the legends, and establishing herself as the new face of elite women’s basketball.

Clark has been breaking records of all shapes and sizes, relentlessly making her mark in the WNBA’s history books week after week. She became the first rookie in history to surpass 450 points and 200 assists. She was also the first WNBA player to post over 50 points and more than 25 assists over the span of two games. And another? She recorded the first-ever rookie triple-double in WNBA history on July 6 against the New York Liberty.

This time, determined yet again to carve her “C.C.” initials into the league’s arenas, Caitlin Clark broke the single-season assist record at home against the Las Vegas Aces on Friday, surpassing the previous mark of 316 set by Alyssa Thomas of the Connecticut Sun. Earlier in the season, she had also set a single-game assist record with 19 assists back on July 17 against the Dallas Wings.

The 22-year-old former college star has had a stellar debut season in the WNBA, leading the league in assists and three-pointers made. She’s currently averaging 19.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 8.3 assists across 38 games. The Indiana Fever sit 3rd in the East with a 19-19 record, and the best part? Their star point guard, wearing the number 22, already has the Rookie of the Year award in the bag and is third in the MVP race, trailing only Sabrina Ionescu and the top favorite, A’ja Wilson.

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