{"id":163257,"date":"2026-03-25T11:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/?p=163257"},"modified":"2026-03-25T11:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:15:01","slug":"caitlin-clark-draws-bold-statement-wnba-legend-diana-taurasi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/caitlin-clark-draws-bold-statement-wnba-legend-diana-taurasi\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark draws bold statement from WNBA legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark has just completed her first official senior <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/fiba-makes-team-usa-caitlin-clark-announcement\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">international tournament<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Team USA. She led the Stars and Stripes squad to an undefeated finish in the FIBA Women\u2019s World Cup Qualifying Tournament earlier this month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USA had a dominant performance in the qualifiers. In five games, they had a scoring difference of 210, leading the tournament. Team USA heads into the upcoming FIBA Women\u2019s World Cup with a lot of momentum. It will be held in Germany in September of this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for Clark, she dominated in her first senior national team experience. The Indiana Fever star <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiba.basketball\/en\/events\/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-san-juan-puerto-rico\/stats\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">led the tournament in assists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with 6.4 a game. She was also in the top five in scoring as Clark finished with 11.6 points per game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_162511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-162511\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-162511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_26556848-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_26556848-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_26556848-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_26556848-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_26556848-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_26556848-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_26556848-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_26556848-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_26556848-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-162511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) during the fourth quarter against the Golden State Valkyries.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>WNBA legend Diana Taurasi gives props to Caitlin Clark<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clark also shot well in the qualifiers, shooting 40% from the field and 52.9% from three. This is an impressive feat for the 24-year-old\u00a0 as she hasn\u2019t played organized basketball since July 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clark sustained recurring injuries during the 2025 season, limiting her to only 13 games. Despite that, she was still called up to represent Team USA in the qualifiers \u2014 and she didn\u2019t disappoint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someone who knows a lot about representing the national squad is WNBA legend Diana Taurasi. She recently gave props to Clark and shared her thoughts on the Fever star&#8217;s future with the national team. Taurasi previously wore No. 12 for the U.S., the number Clark now dons for the Stars and Stripes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s so cool,\u201d Taurasi said about Clark wearing No. 12 for Team USA. \u201cI couldn\u2019t think of anyone better to take it and to put it on and just have an amazing career.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNo one better to wear the 12,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWPN5tziadA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWPN5tziadA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Overtime WBB (@overtimewbb)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taurasi is considered a USA basketball legend. She played in the WNBA for 20 years and represented the U.S. team since 2004.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cShe had a great qualifiers in Puerto Rico,\u201d Taurasi continued. \u201cCaitlin\u2019s gonna put gold medals on that jersey, I know it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taurasi is no stranger to winning gold medals. She helped Team USA win six straight Olympic gold medals during her time. Clark has some big shoes to fill. But she has the backing of the WNBA legend, which gives Clark a lot of confidence heading into the World Cup in Germany.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark has just completed her first official senior international tournament for Team USA. She led the Stars and Stripes squad to an undefeated finish in the FIBA Women\u2019s World Cup Qualifying Tournament earlier this month. USA had a dominant performance in the qualifiers. 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