{"id":912675,"date":"2026-11-10T18:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T18:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/912675\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T18:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T18:42:12","slug":"unlike-those-iowa-players-wnba-fans-react-to-duke-showing-love-to-caitlin-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/912675\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Unlike those Iowa players\u2019 &#8211; WNBA fans react to Duke showing love to Caitlin Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Duke Women\u2019s Basketball offered an unexpected flex on their latest road trip.<\/p>\n<p>Caitlin Clark\u2019s signature shoe with Nike is already making serious noise across every level of hoops. In the NBA, Detroit\u2019s Cade Cunningham turned heads by breaking out a pair on the court, proving her heat isn\u2019t just staying on the women\u2019s side. <\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Clark made sure to hook up the people around her. She gifted her old Iowa Hawkeyes squad exclusive pairs before the season tipped off, and dropped boxes off for a local Indiana high school team, too. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s early, but the shoe is everywhere right now.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"grv-tpwp-permalink-overlay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/talkingpoints\/talk-wnba\/440fbd89-the-list-of-free-agents-available-ahead-o\/\" aria-label=\"The list of free agents available ahead of the 2027 WNBA season looks stacked \ud83d\udd25 Give us your predictions for where these players will sign \ud83d\udc47\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">       <\/p>\n<p> The list of free agents available ahead of the 2027 WNBA season looks stacked \ud83d\udd25 Give us your predictions for where these players will sign \ud83d\udc47 <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794336132_816_image-1080x1350.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>   Duke rock Caitlin 1s for game against Florida Atlantic<\/p>\n<p>Duke Women\u2019s Basketball posted what looked like a run-of-the-mill road trip photo dump, but fans locked in on one specific detail right away. <\/p>\n<p>Tucked between the travel clips was a fresh look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/caitlin-clark\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/caitlin-clark\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Caitlin Clark<\/a>\u2019s new Nike kicks, turning a routine recap into an instant talking point online.<\/p>\n<p>Duke posted: \u2018Lil road trip recap.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s safe to say that WNBA fans were loving it, as well as taking a shot at Iowa. <\/p>\n<p>MORE DUKE BLUE DEVILS STORIES<\/p>\n<p>This fan started: \u201cOmg those CC1s are next level. Shoutout to Duke for properly repping that heat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuke repping the CC1s unlike those Iowa players.\u201d Another supporter said. <\/p>\n<p>One supporter stated: \u201cThe shoes just look so good. Might have to secretly root for Duke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe kicks are amazing.\u201d Said another fan. <\/p>\n<p>Another pointed out the Iowa absence with the Caitlin 1s: \u201cHer own team failed to rep their alum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a brief explanation, fans are throwing shade at current Iowa players for allegedly ignoring Caitlin\u2019s signature sneakers, while an outside program like Duke proudly showed them major love.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=hitc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add to Preferred Sources <\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Duke Women\u2019s Basketball offered an unexpected flex on their latest road trip. 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