Caitlin Clark simply made her Saturday Night Live launching to soak on Michael Che.
The SNL comic has actually had a lot to state about ladies's basketball this season, even throughout last night's episode. “University of Iowa revealed that basketball star Caitlin Clark will have her jersey retired and changed with an apron,” he joked before inviting the record-breaking gamer on Weekend Update.
After viewing a supercut of Che's jokes about the WNBA, the 22-year-old professional athlete had the 40-year-old comic checked out some headings of her own. I will not ruin all the jokes, however here's my favorite: “The Indiana Fever have the very first choice in this Monday's draft– a tip that Indiana Fever is a WNBA group and not what Michael Che offered to lots of ladies at Purdue University.”
There's a factor Caitlin Clark has actually been mostly anticipated to end up being the WNBA's top draft choice this year. In March 2024, Clark ended up being the all-time NCAA scoring leader– male or female– and broke Stephen Curry's record for a lot of three-pointers in a single NCAA Division I season.
Not just did Clark lead the Iowa Hawkeyes to the NCAA Women's Basketball National Championships 2 years in a row, however she assisted bring countless eyes to ladies's basketball while doing it. According to Nielsen information, a minimum of 18.9 million audiences enjoyed the South Carolina Gamecocks beat the Iowa Hawkeyes (87-75), making it the “most-watched basketball video game– at any level– given that 2019.”
“I wish to personally thank Caitlin Clark for raising our sport,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley stated following her group's success on April 7. “She brought a heavy load for our sport and it's simply not going to stop here on the college trip, however when she is the top choice in the WNBA draft, she's going to raise that league too.”
Throughout her Saturday Night Live look, Clark seized the day to thank the ladies who paved her method, consisting of Staley. “I'm sure [my first pro season] will be a huge action for me, however it's simply one action for the WMBA thanks to all the terrific gamers like Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, Cynthia Cooper, the fantastic Dawn Staley, and my basketball hero, Maya More,” Clark stated. “These other females that kicked down the door so I might stroll within. I desire to thank them this evening for laying structure.”
