WNBA star Caitlin Clark teases signature shoe close to NBA legend

Caitlin Clark had a lot of great things to say upon her ‘New Heights’ podcast return this week to conclude 2025.

The WNBA star was the first guest to appear on the show last year, so it was also fitting that Jason and Travis Kelce had her on to close out a jam-packed calendar.

While Caitlin Clark was busy hyping up the new WNBA season in 2026, she also dropped some information about her signature shoe with Nike. The Indiana Fever guard revealed that the shoe will take technology from one of her favorite NBA stars.

Caitlin Clark’s signature shoe will feature never-before-used technology 👀

Clark mentions that the technology in the shoe will be even better than her favorite Kobes.

Her signature shoe is expected to drop in 2026.

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Clark detailed on ‘New Heights’ that the late Kobe Bryant had her favorite shoes, and that she and Nike are using similar technology to create an incredible product to launch in 2026.

The Kelce brothers were extremely excited by the news as the former Iowa guard explained the process.

“Obviously I’m pretty picky about what I wear,” Clark told ‘New Heights.’ “I wear like a certain Kobe model so I knew whatever I was going to put in my own shoe I needed it to be the equivalent of that technology.”

WNBA fans are giddy about Caitlin Clark returning to the court in 2026 after a disappointing injury ended her last campaign. While the Fever did reach the East Finals, Clark and Sophie Cunningham were sidelined.

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