The first weekend of the WNBA regular season was great for Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever, as they cruised to a 93-58 win over the Sky. Clark also got a special shoutout on Instagram from NBA superstar LeBron James, who shared a picture of him and her and wished the guard luck in her second WNBA season.
After the game, LeBron congratulated Clark on X (Twitter) for her 20-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist, two-steal, four-block performance. She's 1-for-1 on triple-doubles this season.
On Monday, Clark talked about what it was like meeting LeBron for the first time this spring. She admitted she was starstruck, a feeling she rarely gets when meeting someone new. Who wouldn't be a little starstruck about meeting LeBron? He probably felt the same about meeting her, too.
The Fever star said LeBron is one of her idols, adding that he's the "GOAT" to her. She commented on his Instagram post, writing, "The greatest of all time. Thank you." The NBA GOAT debate between LeBron and Michael Jordan is never-ending, but it's clear who Clark rocks with.
Caitlin Clark's career path could mirror what LeBron's accomplished
Clark was born in January 2002, and the Cavaliers drafted LeBron a year-and-a-half later in June 2003. She (literally) grew up watching LeBron play in the NBA, and the crazy part is, he's still going. The 2025-26 season will be LeBron's 23rd, an NBA record.
LeBron and Caitlin are at opposite ends of the spectrum of their respective professional careers, but both are arguably the most popular players in the NBA and WNBA. Clark had a whirlwind first season with the Fever, including winning Rookie of the Year and leading the Fever to their first playoff appearance since 2016. Indiana retooled its roster over the offseason, adding several impactful veterans that turned the Fever into a contender.
LeBron didn't win his first NBA title until 2012, after he left Cleveland to join Miami. Clark hopes it won't take her that long to win her first WNBA championship, and Fever fans hope that it won't happen with another team like LeBron's did. He returned to Cleveland to lead the Cavaliers to a championship in 2016, but left again in 2018 to sign with the Lakers. He won another title with LA in 2020.
Clark is still beginning her WNBA journey, but it'd be awesome if she stayed with Indiana for the entirety of her career, winning a few championships along the way. She isn't the WNBA GOAT — at least not yet — but it's expected that she'll someday find her way into the conversation.
There are young fans out there idolizing Clark who will one day play in the WNBA/NBA and call the Fever star their GOAT. What a full-circle moment that will be.