The Caitlin Clark effect has apparently expanded overseas. The Indiana Fever rookie gained popularity in the US when she was at the University of Iowa. However, her fame has seemingly spread to Europe, particularly Iceland.
According to a post on X (formerly Twitter) from a Clark fan page, there are fans in Iceland who host watch parties to see the WNBA star play despite most of the games starting at 11 p.m.
An article from Iceland reported that a former national player for their country’s women’s basketball team, Helena Sverrisdóttir, hosts the watch parties. Silja Úlfarsdóttir, a former athlete, worked in organizing the event.
The article stated the purpose of this is to draw attention to women’s sports.
Women in Iceland have started hosting Caitlin Clark watch parties at a local pub, even though most games start at 11pm/midnight Iceland time pic.twitter.com/a88fPTkChH
— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) September 16, 2024
Many fans were surprised by the popularity that Clark has seemingly achieved.
“Amazing. She’s no longer an American phenomenon, she’s global. As a rookie,” one fan said.
“Nah that’s actually insane 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯,” another fan was blown away.
Amazing. She’s no longer an American phenomenon, she’s global. As a rookie.
— Thefiligreehamster (@5tephenRN) September 16, 2024
Comments from fans from other countries suggested that the WNBA star has truly gone global.
“In Nigeria I watch CC games 1 am to 3 am. Yesterday was the earliest. The game ended around 11 pm,” one fan shared.
Amazing. She’s no longer an American phenomenon, she’s global. As a rookie.
— Thefiligreehamster (@5tephenRN) September 16, 2024
“I watch her from Kenya always , I usually set an alarm for most of her games which start at 2.30 am local time,” another fan shared where they watch Clark.
“I watch her games, although in Poland her games start usually at 1 am,” a fan said online.
“I’m watching games from Slovenia. Usually around 1:30 AM. And then I can’t sleep because I get so hyped up,” another fan said.
Greek basketball player spoke highly of Caitlin Clark
Even star basketball players from other countries are aware of what Clark can bring to the floor. Eleanna Christinaki, who plays for the Greek women’s basketball team, talked about the Fever rookie in July.
“She just got done with college, all the other players have the experience. Most of them have already played in the Olympics,” Christinaki said (translated). “I believe that we will definitely see her on the team in a few years. If anything, I think this motivates her very much. She is incredibly popular. And thanks to her the WNBA has elevated as a league.”
Just an example of Caitlin Clark’s reach and how impactful she has been for women’s basketball.
One of the BIGGEST sports channels in Greece was discussing her being cut from Team USA for the Olympics and also shading other WNBA players for how they have received her 😂😂
Miss… pic.twitter.com/SUvpzSiFXd
— PanOS 🃏 (@Wankstablook) July 7, 2024
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