Although Caitlin Clark and Kate Martin are WNBA players who play for different teams, they are still close friends off the court. Martin captioned a carousel of photos, one of which included her and Clark in different jerseys, on Instagram with the words, “I love my job.” Her ex-teammate’s reply was a straightforward yet endearing “love you.” “Just here for jilly bean,” Jill, Martin’s mother, also wrote, demonstrating Clark’s tight relationship with her.
While attending the University of Iowa, the two basketball players bonded while playing for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and they have stayed closest friends ever since. The two are now in the major leagues, with Martin selected 18th by the Las Vegas Aces and Clark selected first by the Indiana Fever. When Martin found out that she had also made it into the WNBA, she was actually at the draft supporting her old teammate. “I’m overjoyed to be here. Though, you know, I was hoping to hear my name called, I came here to support Caitlin.
And I was given the opportunity—that was all I needed. According to the Las Vegas Aces, she exclaimed, “I’m really excited.” Being drafted was undoubtedly the high point of both Clark and Martin’s careers, despite the WNBA’s poor wage structure. If they could alter one thing, though, it would be to have the opportunity to play together.
Caitlin Clark would like returning to the team as Kate Martin’s colleague.
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There’s no denying that Caitlin Clark and Kate Martin, who played together for the Iowa Hawkeyes for four years, were close. Though they both have brighter futures ahead of them, regrettably, good things must come to an end. Their WNBA careers would only be enhanced if they played together. In a video interview that was posted on TikTok, Clark stated to reporters, “She’s one of the best leaders I’ve ever seen in my life, and I believe that everyone who has coached or been on her team would agree.” “I wish she was still my teammate, but I know that I can always rely on her, whether she’s my friend or my teammate,” the Fever player said.