Caitlin Clark sets unwanted WNBA record in humbling pro debut that featured tough welcome to the league moment and teammate CALLING HER OUT | HO

Cailtin Clark could end up becoming the best women’s basketball player in history.

After one WNBA game, the former Iowa star still has a lot of work to do.

Caitlin Clark had several welcome to the WNBA moments in her first game

Caitlin Clark had several welcome to the WNBA moments in her first gameCredit: Getty

The good news is that Clark scored a co-game high 20 points in her pro debut.

The others news is that Clark only shot 5-of-15 from the floor and the Indiana Fever were blown out 92-71.

Clark also set an unwanted record.

Her 10 turnovers were the most by a player making a WNBA debut.

Clark acknowledged after the humbling loss that she has to be more crisp in her playing and decision making at the next level.

“Disappointed and nobody likes to lose, that’s how it is,” Clark said. “Can’t beat yourself up too much about one game.”

Fans believe that Clark will continually improve, but also saw the same rookie faults that the No. 1 pick pointed out.

“She obviously still needs to develop to adapt to the WBNA,” one fan tweeted. “This is expected for first game of any rookie that tries to dominate.”

Clark was shadowed and mostly shut down in her pro debut
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Clark was shadowed and mostly shut down in her pro debutCredit: Getty
“Welcome to the WNBA, Clark!” a second fan wrote.

“She’s tough. No big deal,” a third fan said.

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Clark also was hammered at the basket on a drive and fell to the court in a tough ‘welcome to the league’ moment.

Then there was a tense moment with teammate Aliyah Boston as the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer received a pump-up talk while walking off the hardwood.

Clark was seen listening to her teammate but also appeared frustrated.

“Reality is coming,” Diana Taurasi recently said. “There’s levels to this thing. That’s just life. We all went through it. You see it on the NBA side, and you’re going to see it on this side.

“You look superhuman playing against some 18 years olds but you’re going to come play with some grown women that have been playing professional basketball for a long time.”