Every professional athlete has that moment when they realize they’re not in college, or the minors, anymore, and that they are competing with and against the best of the best. It could be a game where they are completely overmatched, or it could be a singular play when they realize they’re not playing 18- to 22-year-olds anymore, and instead battling grown adults.
Caitlin Clark had that moment early in her rookie season with the Indiana Fever. She discussed it in detail when she joined the “New Heights” podcast with Jason and Travis Kelce.