Caitlin Clark sat quietly on a park bench, dressed in her usual understated style—plain jeans and a black hoodie. The park was alive with laughter and chatter, a serene backdrop that allowed her to savor the simplicity of the moment. As she watched children play, a young girl, no older than seven, caught her attention. The girl’s giggles filled the air, a reminder of carefree innocence. Suddenly, she stopped mid-swing, her expression shifting from joy to an unsettling intensity.
The girl hopped off the swing and approached Caitlin, clutching a small teddy bear. Caitlin offered her a warm smile. “Hi there! Enjoying the swings?”
The girl didn’t respond immediately. Instead, she leaned in close, her voice barely a whisper. “You need to call someone.”
Surprised, Caitlin blinked. “Call someone? Who do you mean?”
She hesitated, glancing over her shoulder as if afraid someone might overhear. Leaning even closer, she whispered something in Caitlin’s ear. The weight of her words hit Caitlin like a cold wave, and her relaxed demeanor vanished. “Are you sure?” she asked, her voice suddenly serious.
The girl nodded, her lips trembling. Caitlin’s mind raced. She scanned the park, but everything seemed normal. She pulled out her phone, dialing 911. “I need to report something,” she said, her voice low but firm. “I’m at Maplewood Park. Send someone immediately.”
The girl clutched her teddy bear tighter, and Caitlin placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder. “Don’t worry. We’ll figure this out. You’re safe now.”
She nodded, but her silence spoke volumes. “Can you tell me more?” Caitlin asked gently.
“It’s my brother,” she said, her voice quivering. “He told me to stay here and wait for him. He said he’d come back soon, but that was yesterday.”
Caitlin felt a chill run down her spine. “Do you know where he went?”
“He said he had to talk to someone—a man. He didn’t want me to come because it might be dangerous.”
“Did he say anything about this man?”
The girl nodded, her face pale. “He called him Mr. Black. He said Mr. Black has something that belongs to us.”
Caitlin’s heart raced. “What does he have?”
The girl opened a small pocket in her teddy bear and pulled out a crumpled piece of paper. “A map,” she said, handing it to Caitlin.
Unfolding it, Caitlin saw a hand-drawn map marked with a big red X and scribbled notes: “Don’t trust him. Meet at 5:00 p.m. Bring the proof.”
“Listen,” she said, crouching to meet the girl’s gaze. “We’re going to figure this out, but I need you to trust me.”
Just then, a rustling sound came from the bushes. Caitlin’s instincts kicked in. She placed a protective arm in front of the girl as a man in a dark coat emerged, his face partially obscured by a baseball cap. Their eyes locked for a moment before the man turned and bolted.
“Stay here!” Caitlin instructed the girl, then took off after him.
The chase led them into a dimly lit area of the park. “Stop!” Caitlin shouted, but the man ran faster. Finally, he stumbled, and Caitlin seized the opportunity, grabbing him by the shoulder.
“Where is the girl’s brother?” Caitlin demanded.
“I don’t know!” the man stammered, but his eyes betrayed him.
Just then, the distant sound of sirens broke the tension. The man panicked, pushing Caitlin back and running again.
Caitlin returned to the girl, who was still waiting by the bench. Relief washed over her face as the police arrived.
“I didn’t move like you said,” she whispered.
Caitlin knelt beside her. “You did great. They’re here to help.”
As the officers began their investigation, Caitlin couldn’t shake the feeling that this was just the beginning. Somewhere out there, the girl’s brother was still in danger.
When the police discovered the boy tied up in an abandoned warehouse, Caitlin’s heart raced. She knew she had to act. With a swift motion, she disarmed the man holding the boy, and the officers quickly apprehended him.
“You’re safe now,” Caitlin whispered to the boy, wrapping him in a protective embrace.
As the siblings reunited, Caitlin felt a sense of fulfillment. She had saved them, but she knew the fight against Mr. Black was far from over.
Stunning footage shows young Caitlin Clark dominating boys as she reveals trick from dad that helped her rip up record books
Caitlin Clark has been running rings around her opponents since she was a little kid.
The WNBA superstar and reigning Rookie of the Year ripped up the record books and took women’s basketball to dizzying new heights in 2024.
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Clark is the new face of women’s basketballCredit: Getty
The Indiana Fever phenom was also destined for greatness, it seems, with throwback footage from her recent appearance on CBS’ 60 Minutes showing her dominating boys back when she was a budding hooper living in Iowa.
Footage shows a young Clark, no older than six or seven, running circles around a group of young boys inside a local gym.
Clark can be seen dribbling the ball with both hands as her opponents haplessly try to steal it off her.
CC toys with the boys before eventually turning around and making a jump shot off the glass which bounces into the basket.
The enthusiastic youngster then runs back down the court and high fives a coach.
The short clip was a clear sign of things to come for Clark, who has spent the last few years dribbling past people with conumsate ease and racking up point after point.
Clark’s love affair with basketball started early on when she took a trip to see the Minnesota Lynx.
She returned home hellbent on adding distance to her shot and immediately started developing her technique.
Clark convinced her dad to start a construction project, which put her on a path to becoming one of the world’s best shooters.
Her dad tore up some grass and poured more concrete so Caitlin would have enough space for a full 3-point line in her driveway.
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Throwback footage shows a young Clark dribbling past boys like they aren’t thereCredit: X@ccthegoat22
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They try to steal it off her but her handles are too goodCredit: X@ccthegoat22
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Clark eventually turns around and makes a jumperCredit: X@ccthegoat22
“Did that really happen? You– you extended your range–,” interviewer Jon Wertheim asks in the CBS 60 Minutes special.
“Oh yeah,” Clark replied.
“By dumpin’ more concrete?” a somewhat confused Wertheim said.
“Yeah. ’cause it was, like, kind of slanted. Our driveway was, like, slanted, so I only had a three-point line on one side of the driveway. So… told my dad he had to tear up all this grass, and he did,” she responded.
The move ultimately enabled Clark to practice deep shooting with way more regularity than her peers, putting her on a path towards superstardom.
Clark’s deadly marksmanship and supreme shooting first lit up the college basketball scene when she was a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
She became the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer — man or woman — and was labelled the ‘Steph Curry of women’s basketball’ because of her ability to pull up from deep like the Golden State Warriors icon himself.
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Clark is the biggest thing in women’s sports and one of basketball’s greatest shootersCredit: Getty
In her debut season as a pro, Clark led the WNBA in 3-point attempts (355), and makes (122).
Per CBS, the WNBA 3-point line is 22 feet, 1 and 3/4 inches. Clark took 5.7 attempts per game from 25-plus feet, and shot 34.4% on those.
She also took 51 shots from 30-34 feet, and made 33.3% of them. The only other player in double figures in attempts from that distance was New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu with 13.
Just like Curry, Clark’s trademark shot is a jumper from just inside mid-court, ‘the Logo 3’.
However, she only starts pulling up from the logo once she’s found a shooting groove.
“I only shoot from back there in games if I’ve, like, made a couple,” Clark said. “Then you get a free pass to, like, launch a long three.”
“I would always want to see how big the logo is,” she added. “Some people have, like, bigger logos at center court, some have smaller ones. So it’s if it’s pretty big, I can usually get there.”
“I know when I’m going to miss. I know when I’m going to make it. The worst is when it feels good and you still miss.”
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Clark has taken women’s basketball to new heights this seasonCredit: Getty
Clark’s debut season in the W recently came to an end at the hands of the Connecticut Sun, who swept the Fever out of the postseason in their first-round playoff series.
In her first year, including the playoffs, Clark scored 805 points, recorded 354 assists and pulled down 237 rebounds in 42 games. That averages out at 19.2 points per game, 8.4 assists per game and 5.7 rebounds per game.
She also led the league in assists, setting regular-season WNBA records for assists in a season (337), while also setting the record for points scored or assisted on in a season (1,520), points by a rookie (769).
