{"id":2428,"date":"2025-04-27T23:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T23:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/2428\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T23:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T23:01:08","slug":"caitlin-clark-gets-endorsement-from-one-of-nbas-biggest-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/2428\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark gets endorsement from one of NBA\u2019s biggest stars"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know that saying, \u201cCaitlin Clark is your favorite player\u2019s favorite player\u201d? Turns out, it’s not just a catchy phrase\u2014it\u2019s actually true. One of the NBA\u2019s biggest names just gave Clark a major nod as his favorite player in the women\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0What Lexie Brown, Courtney Williams and more WNBA stars really think of Caitlin Clark<\/a><\/p>\n

In a recent interview, Luka Don\u010di\u0107, now with the Los Angeles Lakers, was asked about women\u2019s basketball. When the topic of favorite players came up, he didn\u2019t hesitate: Caitlin Clark is his pick. That\u2019s right\u2014one of the league\u2019s best talents just gave Clark the kind of shoutout most players only dream of.<\/p>\n

While Don\u010di\u0107 didn\u2019t go deep into analysis, his answer said enough. Clark has clearly made an impression\u2014not just on fans, but on elite-level pros who recognize her game. With all eyes on her as she begins her WNBA career, it\u2019s no surprise she\u2019s getting co-signs from basketball’s bests.<\/p>\n

Don\u010di\u0107 was also asked about Paige Bueckers, the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft, who\u2019s headed to the Dallas Wings\u2014Luka\u2019s old stomping grounds after spending over six seasons with the Mavericks. He admitted he hasn\u2019t seen her play professionally just yet, but made note of the connection to his former city.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0Paige Bueckers reveals her favorite NBA player is a one-time NBA champion<\/a><\/p>\n

As Caitlin Clark is on the brink of her second WNBA season with the Indiana Fever, moments like this just add to the momentum. When NBA stars start naming names, it\u2019s obvious Caitlin Clark is turning respect into legacy\u2014fast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You know that saying, \u201cCaitlin Clark is your favorite player\u2019s favorite player\u201d? Turns out, it’s not just a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2429,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-2428","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-nba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114412420143626165","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}