Yet another record was broken as Caitlin Clark continued her stellar rookie season. Clark has already bagged the top place for the most assists in a single season by a rookie. With the third assist against the Seattle Storm, the Indiana Fever guard left former Sacramento Monarchs star Ticha Penicheiro behind, who earlier set the benchmark with 225 assists in her rookie season in 1998. Interestingly, Penicheiro also couldn’t resist herself from addressing Clark’s record-breaking performance.

Indiana Fever shared a video on X which saw Ticha Penicheiro extending her wishes to Caitlin Clark as she believes “the record is in great hands”. And it took minutes for the former Sacramento star to retweet the video as she wrote on her X, “Records are meant to be broken…it shows growth and evolution. Can’t think of a better player to break it!! Congrats @CaitlinClark22.” While Penicheiro has expressed her pleasure over social media, she couldn’t attend the Fever vs. Storm game.

The 22-year-old rookie continued her stellar form with a standout performance against the Storm, racking up 23 points and dishing out 9 assists. Just before that, she came back from the Olympic break in style, dropping 29 points in a remarkable game against the Phoenix Mercury. Well, she’s also leading the league in assists, averaging 8.3 per game, and she’s putting up a solid 17.6 points along with it.

Caitlin Clark has now 232 assists in her debut season in the WNBA. As she has surpassed Ticha Penicheiro, let’s explore why the WNBA icon couldn’t make it to the Fever’s game against the Storm.

The reason behind Ticha Penicheiro’s absence as Caitlin Clark Continues to shine

The Indiana Fever cruised to a 92-75 win over Seattle, but the night could have been even more special. Many fans were hoping to see Ticha Penicheiro in the stands, as her presence would have perfectly symbolized the passing of the torch to Caitlin Clark. However, Penicheiro, despite being a huge fan of Clark, made it known early on that she wouldn’t be able to attend the game.

“If I wasn’t celebrating my bestie 50th birthday I would definitely be in attendance. Huge fan of CC and what she’s doing for women’s sports!! I will be watching on tv though…” wrote Penicheiro on X a day before the game. Despite not being at the game, Ticha Penicheiro’s warm wishes to Caitlin Clark leave no doubt that she was tuned in and enjoying the action on TV. Her support for Clark was evident, even from afar.