Caitlin Clark reveals why she was 'really upset' at WNBA Draft

Despite being picked archetypal overall, Caitlin Clark has revealed wherefore she was 'really upset' astatine this year's WNBA Draft. 

Clark was not up for grabs agelong during April's draft, with the Indiana Fever making their enactment known quickly. 

After being selected, Clark saw small of the draught and did not get to walk clip with friends, family, oregon fellow Connor McCaffrey for hours. 

'I was truthful upset due to the fact that aft I got drafted, I got conscionable cause retired instantly and I didn't get to spot immoderate of the draft,' Clark said connected a podcast with erstwhile Iowa teammates Kate Martin, Gabbie Marshall, and Jada Gyamfi.  

'I had my phone, I couldn't truly spell connected it. It made maine truthful upset. And then, I didn't adjacent get to spot Kate get drafted. ... It made maine truly upset.'

'I didn't adjacent instrumentality pictures with you guys, my family, similar Connor, similar nary one.'

Clark said she has 'zero recollection' of the play she got drafted due to the fact that she slept for 'two hours' per day. 

As portion of Clark's draft-night chaos was respective rounds of media interviews and appearances aft being the No 1 pick. 

Clark has been astatine the forefront of the emergence successful popularity of women's basketball, with the WNBA Draft arsenic a premier illustration of the growth, owed to the involvement successful Clark and the league. 

The draught was besides astatine the extremity of a marathon play for Clark, wherever she flew from Los Angeles to New York City connected Saturday greeting earlier appearing connected 'Saturday Night Live'. 

On the time earlier Clark got drafted, she had her fitting for the outfit she wore to the lawsuit successful Brooklyn. 

It's harmless to accidental the engaged docket of being 1 of the biggest stars successful women's hoops takes a toll.