Caitlin Clark flips the script at Fever media day with surprise request for reporters
Clark ended her media session by asking reporters to gather together for a group photo — then shot it herself with the film camera she had been holding.
Reporters began arriving at Gainbridge Fieldhouse at 9 a.m. Wednesday as the Indiana Fever hosted its annual media day. Cameras were set up and ready to go at the southwest corner of Salesforce Court, one of more than a dozen stations each player would rotate through.
Caitlin Clark was the second player to speak, and all eyes were on the All-Star guard. How was she feeling health-wise? What did she think of the team’s offseason moves? Would she be playing more off the ball?
Clark — who is just 24 but handles each question with the ease of a seasoned veteran — talked for nine minutes. And throughout the entire session, she held a classic camera in her hands.
A silver Contax T2 film camera.
It was a different kind of accessory for a media day setting, though photography has become a recent hobby. Clark picked it up last summer while sidelined due to injury, and last month she even took a courtside photographer’s seat at a Pacers-Lakers game to capture photos.
At the end of her interview, Clark flipped the script and made one request to the more than 33 reporters gathered in a tight media scrum.
She wanted a group photo.
“Oh wait, I have a question,” she said. “Can you guys all go stand over there? I’m going to get you on my film camera. Ok? You can be featured.
“You guys always take photos of me, so go over there, act like you like each other. And you’re going to smile for me, OK? Smile a bit.”
Like any true photographer, she 1) had a vision, 2) offered words of encouragement, and 3) motioned for the group to move closer together.
“Alright, if some of you don’t make it, don’t be mad at me,” she added before taking several shots. “You don’t want to squeeze in. They’re not going to bite.”
Before moving on to her next station, Clark added: “Thank you, guys. I’ll send it to you.”
It was a memorable media day moment that quickly circulated online — as so many things involving The Needle tend to do.
Or, perhaps it’s another State Farm moment?
Watch her full interview below.
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