LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — WNBA famous person Caitlin Clark shocked one in all her largest followers Tuesday by making a woman battling most cancers an honorary member of her crew, the Indiana Fever.
“We have now a brand new teammate at present guys,” Indiana Fever head coach Christie Sides informed the crew as 14-year-old Bailey Lux joined them at a shootaround at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas.
Bailey Lux, 14, has been a Clark superfan since Clark’s record-breaking days on the College of Iowa. Bailey was flown to Las Vegas from Iowa to see Clark play in opposition to the Las Vegas Aces Tuesday. It was all sponsored by the Make-A-Want Basis.
Bailey is a most cancers surivor who’s now battling her second spherical of the illness. She was first identified with an aggressive and uncommon type of sarcoma known as malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST).
“With my historical past with Caitlin in Iowa, I went to a few of her video games again in 2022 and I went to all the house video games whereas I used to be getting handled on the U of I hospital. From there on, I simply stored getting to fulfill her, see her at video games and it was a very good expertise for me to see her,” Bailey stated in a video shared by the Indiana Fever.
The crew gave Bailey her personal jersey together with a present bag stuffed with goodies, nevertheless it was seeing Clark once more that made her want come true.
“It was a very enjoyable expertise and I actually miss Caitlin. Simply felt good to see her once more and be again in her, like, presence once more,” Bailey stated.
Whereas Bailey rooted for the Fever, it was the Aces who got here out on high in an 88-69 rout. Clark completed with 13 factors, 11 assists and 6 rebounds.
