Bird’s Eye View<\/a>” podcast, White revealed that she placed a priority on forming a relationship with star point guard Caitlin Clark, who went on to have a season nobody expected.<\/p>\n“She’s obviously the centerpiece of everything that we do,” White said. “Most importantly for me was just connecting and building trust.”<\/p>\n
After winning Rookie of the Year honors and ending the Fever’s eight-year playoff drought in 2024, Clark was limited to 13 games in 2025 and was shut down for the year in September.<\/p>\n
Clark’s injury woes heightened the noise around her as arguably the WNBA’s most popular and well-known player. White admitted that she doesn’t know how the 23-year-old is able to block out the noise so effectively, but it helped the coach and player form a mutual trust quickly.<\/p>\n
Not to mention, Clark and White both want to do everything possible to win at the highest level.<\/p>\n
“I’m a firm believer that you have to coach and challenge your best players, and for me to be able to do that, I needed to earn her trust,” White said. “I’m also the same kind of psycho that she is, in terms of competitiveness.”<\/p>\n
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