Clark, now a WNBA rookie with the Indiana Fever, has remained a beloved figure in Iowa City after leading the Hawkeyes to back-to-back national championship game appearances and becoming the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer. With preseason preparations underway, the Hawkeyes are clearly feeling the love, and ready to run with it.

In an era when top women’s players balance professional commitments, name-image-likeness (NIL) ventures and philanthropic ties to their alma maters, this gesture encapsulates Clark’s dual role as a Fever star and Iowa icon.

Iowa Hawkeyes legend and Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark has fired back at Kelsey Plum after WNBA All-Star Weekend. The All-Stars wore t-shirts that said "Pay Us What You Owe Us" before the WNBA All-Star Game. In an interview after the game, Plum was asked about the All-Stars wearing the shirts.

Caitlin Clark may not have suited up for the WNBA All-Star Game, but that didn’t stop her from being the talk of the weekend. With the festivities taking place in her new home city, Clark was still very much in the spotlight this time from the sidelines.

Before she became a national star at Iowa, Caitlin Clark actually committed to play college basketball elsewhere.

Indiana Fever star guard and Iowa Hawkeyes legend Caitlin Clark has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the New York Liberty. Clark has missed almost half

Clark has had to turn to her support system throughout these trying times. One of her most prominent supporters is her boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, who has stood by her side amid the uncertainty.