Caitlin Clark offered her best Shedeur Sanders impression by flexing an expensive watch as she made her tunnel walk on Saturday night.
The Indiana Fever star, who is yet to make her return to the WNBA court after suffering a quadricep injury last month, was in the arena to support her teammates against the Chicago Sky.
It’s fair to say she turned heads with an impressive pregame fit, which also featured a tribute to Cleveland Browns rookie Sanders.
Clark rocked up to Chicago’s United Center wearing a green halterneck top and matching pants, before changing into Fever sportswear as she took her position on the sidelines.
But before she did, the 2024 Rookie of the Year posed with what appeared to be a Rolex Lady-Datejust, Mop Diamonds edition.
According to The Mirror, the luxury watch retails between $15,000 and $20,000.
By raising her wrist to show off her timepiece to the cameras, Clark drew comparisons with Sanders, who made the ‘watch flex’ his signature celebration in college.
The Colorado Buffaloes quarterback, who has made millions from his NIL deals, would flex his Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15500 watch, worth around $70,000, often wearing it on the field.
Clark, who has numerous endorsement deals but is not a Rolex ambassador, has been urged to follow Michael Jordan’s lead and get involved in talks over a new collective bargaining agreement.
MJ played a key role in the 1998 labor negotiations for the NBA and his former agent David Falk thinks the former Iowa guard could tip the scales as players seek $1 million supermax contracts, among other demands.
“She’s going to make everyone else a lot more money – not at the same level but in the same manner Jordan made everyone a lot more money,” Falk told Sportico.
Clark has missed four straight WNBA games after picking up a left quad strain during the Fever’s 90-88 loss to the New York Liberty on May 24.
She was averaging 19.0 points, 9.3 assists, and 6.0 rebounds before getting hurt.
In Clark’s absence, the Fever have struggled at times.
Without their star player, Indiana have gone 2-2, losing back-to-back games against the Washington Mystics and Connecticut Sun.
The team has bounced back in the last week, first beating the Mystics 85-76 on their home court, before securing their second win of the season against the Sky on Saturday.
Indiana won a comfortable game 79-52, and never trailed on the night.
Kelsey Mitchell scored 17 points and Natasha Howard added 13 more, as the Fever moved to 2-2 without an injured Clark, and is now 4-4 this season.
Indiana shot 46% from the field, hit 11 3-pointers and had 20 assists on 27 field goals.
Chicago, meanwhile, made 18 of 56 (32.1%) from the field, shot 20% (3 of 15) from 3-point range and committed 19 turnovers.
Angel Reese, who clashed with Clark in a high-profile incident earlier this season, grabbed 12 rebounds and finished with four points on 2-of-7 shooting.
Head coach Tyler Marsh came out to defend the former LSU standout post-game, suggesting she was not to blame for a poor Sky performance.
“I don’t think Angel struggled tonight, I think we struggled as a team,” Marsh said.
“It’s not about Angel being better for us, it’s us being better for Angel.”
The Sky will look to bounce back against the Liberty, who are defending WNBA champions, on Tuesday after falling to 2-5.
Clark, meanwhile, could make her return from injury for the Fever in their next game against the Atlanta Dream on June 10.
The 23-year-old has said there’s a ‘possibility’ for her to return by then, but added that she won’t ‘rush back if it’s not worth it.’
