Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark warms up before a WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) AP
BOSTON — At some point, when her schedule slows down, Caitlin Clark wants to come back to Boston.
IF her schedule ever slows down.
In the midst of a crazy stretch, the WNBA’s most famous player was at TD Garden on Tuesday as the Connecticut Sun played their annual game in Boston against Clark and the Fever.
It was her first time in the city. But the Fever played games in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday before flying to Boston and they play on Wednesday in Brooklyn. So, free time and sightseeing was limited. This was a business trip, albeit a memorable one.
Clark was smart and stressed that she is a Pacers fan.
But she likes the Celtics.
“If you’re a basketball fan, you love the Celtics. Well, maybe I guess you could hate them,” she said, chuckling. “But I always grew up knowing what the Celtics are about.
“Obviously, having won a championship two years ago,” she continued. “It’s kind of cool to just be in this building and kind of surround yourself with the greatness that has played in this arena.”
While the Celtics’ dependence on 3-pointers is polarizing, Clark, who has been known to attempt outside shots from time to time, is a fan.
“They’ve been a fun team to root for, (Jayson) Tatum and Jaylen Brown and Derrick White, like you go down the list and they’re really fun to watch,” she said. “They shoot a lot of threes, which maybe people make an argument against, but for myself, I think that’s fun. I think it’s a great style of basketball.”
When she walked into the Garden on Tuesday afternoon for shootaround, she took a moment to absorb the atmosphere.
“Anytime you come into an arena and there’s just so much history hanging from the rafters, you certainly look up and soak it in and take it in,” she said. “I’m not sure they have any more space for any banners, whether it’s championships or players’ jerseys going up in the rafters. ... It’s certainly cool getting to play here.”
She’d been hoping to check another Boston sports venue off her list.
“I checked earlier to see if the Red Sox were playing. I don’t think they’re in town,” she said before someone reminded her that all of baseball was off. “That’s right, it’s All-Star in Atlanta. I would love to go to a Red Sox game and see Fenway.”
Instead, she and teammate Lexie Hull went to Earl’s at the Prudential and thought about next time.
“I honestly was on TikTok looking at ‘best things to do in Boston’ just so I can like see, even though I’m not gonna do them,” she said. “I think that’s what’s fun about going to these new places and these new cities is you get to experience the culture and the people that are here too.”
In the limited time she spent in the city, she knew she wanted to come back.
“I would love to come back here and explore a little bit more in the history of it,” she said. “I would love to come back here and explore a bit more. It’s beautiful. It seems like an amazing city.”
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