Caitlin Clark is a world-class athlete, but even the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft enjoys indulging in fast food occasionally.
The Indiana Fever player, who is starring in the new ESPN+ series “Full Court Press,” filmed the documentary throughout her final year of college at the University of Iowa.
Producer Hannah Bier mentioned that she got into the habit of buying Clark breakfast while they were filming together and shared one of Clark’s go-to meals:
- Bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich from McDonald’s
- Iced macchiato with vanilla sweet cream cold foam from Starbucks
“We had talked on Zoom, but the first time that I met Caitlin in person was right around the team Christmas party that we filmed for Episode 1,” Bier explained.
“She proposed her own ideas for the series regarding some things that she was excited about going on in her life. For instance, she suggested that we go film with her on Christmas Day with her family.”
The series, which documents Clark’s life both on and off the court, will show the athlete receiving advice from A-listers like Jason Sudeikis and grappling with Iowa’s championship loss to South Carolina.
“She was good about being like, “Hey, I only have 10 minutes for you here, but we can do this,”” Bier recalled.
“We had a really good dialog throughout the entire year about what was important to us to capture and also making sure we respected her boundaries and let her have a senior year as a college student. You don’t get this access unless you build an insane amount of trust, and once we got to the tournament, I think they almost forgot we were there.”
Now a player in the WNBA, Clark is facing challenges as the Indiana Fever struggle to win games.
Reflecting on her new reality, she shared,
“The hardest part about being Caitlin Clark I would say is having to feel like you’re always ‘on.’ You just have bad days, and those days where you don’t want to talk to anyone, but somebody comes up to you and this is their 10-second interaction with you, so you better smile and be kind. But at the same time, it’s just like, you want to be normal sometimes.”
Clark and the Indiana Fever will return to the court on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Sparks, with tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.
