Caitlin Clark, the most talked-about player in women's basketball, is seen here credentialed as a guest photographer, crouched at the baseline of Gainbridge Fieldhouse, shooting the Lakers game on Wednesday night. The cameras meant to capture her — there are always cameras meant to capture her — ended up capturing her doing the capturing.
Clark was in the building for the Indiana Pacers' matchup against a LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers squad, and rather than watch from a suite, she stepped onto the floor with a media credential and worked the sidelines. The result was one of the night's defining social media moments, with fans and media flooding the timeline to react to the improbable optics of one of basketball's biggest stars going full photojournalist on another.
Her third WNBA season tips off May 8. She enters it healthy, fresh off winning MVP honors at the FIBA World Cup qualifying tournament with Team USA, averaging 11.6 points and 6.4 assists in 21.2 minutes per game and helping the squad go undefeated. The offseason has been deliberate and low-key by design. Wednesday night was a reminder that the spotlight follows her regardless.
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