{"id":553702,"date":"2026-03-30T06:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/553702\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T06:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:23:09","slug":"caitlin-clark-calls-nikola-jokic-the-best-player-in-the-world-during-game-analysis-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/553702\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark Calls Nikola Jokic the Best Player in the World During Game Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indiana Fever<\/a> star Caitlin Clark<\/a> was back at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday for a matchup between the Indiana Pacers<\/a> and the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>. The two-time WNBA<\/a> All-Star did not attend as a fan, though. Instead, she was commissioned by the Pacers as an official guest photographer<\/a> for the game.<\/p>\n

Clark made waves as she put on a different hat. The Pacers shared her photos on social media, and the results were impressive. Clark proved once again that her talents go far beyond basketball.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old took on a different role on Sunday. She was back on the hardwood, but this time as a guest analyst for NBC\u2019s broadcast<\/a> of the game between the New York Knicks<\/a> and the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Indiana<\/p>\n

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark.Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

(Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Clark stood behind the camera alongside veteran broadcaster Maria Taylor and former NBA<\/a> players turned analysts Vince Carter, Carmelo Anthony and Tracy McGrady.<\/p>\n

At one point in the pregame show, the discussion turned to Nikola Jokic<\/a> and the Denver Nuggets<\/a>. Clark had nothing but high praise for the three-time NBA MVP. The Fever guard left no doubt on her opinion of Jokic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think everybody knew he was going to do everything he could to get back,\u201d Clark said of Jokic\u2019s return from a one-month injury absence earlier this season. \u201cI mean, there\u2019s not many people that average a triple-double. You\u2019re lucky enough to get maybe a couple of those in a season. He\u2019s done it all year long in back-to-back years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty incredible. Honestly, he\u2019s probably my favorite player to watch, and I think he’s the best player in the world.”<\/p>\n

That\u2019s some high praise coming from someone who many fans consider to be the best player in the WNBA. As it turns out, their favorite player\u2019s favorite player is Jokic.<\/p>\n

Clark has had her fair share of triple-doubles in her career, and she, too, plays an exciting brand of basketball similar to Jokic. Their elite playmaking skills, in particular, never fail to leave fans in awe during games.<\/p>\n

As Clark said, however, what Jokic is doing right now is truly incredible. The eight-time All-Star is averaging 27.9 points, 12.8 rebounds and 10.8 assists \u2014 numbers that even Clark can only dream of. <\/p>\n

Related: Angel Reese News Announced After Caitlin Clark’s First Start for Team USA<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Mar 29, 2026, where it first appeared in the WNBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was back at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday for a matchup between the Indiana…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":553703,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[1760,32038,1753,4129,2839,3441,1055,355,361,1756,6402,99,36059,434],"class_list":["post-553702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-carmelo-anthony","tag-denver-nuggets","tag-fever","tag-indiana-fever","tag-indiana-pacers","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-nba","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-nikola-jokic","tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","tag-sports","tag-vince-carter","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/553703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}