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Caitlin Clark & the Pacers: A Hoosier State of Mind Takes Over the NBA Finals
(Indianapolis, IN) – For years, the joke went that escaping Indiana was a sign of ambition. As Vanity Fair‘s Nate Freeman quipped during the Knicks-Pacers series, “At least you live in New York City, and not Indiana.” But Saturday night, as the Indiana Pacers clinched their first Eastern Conference Championship in 25 years, and Caitlin Clark beamed from the sidelines, that narrative flipped. Suddenly,the Hoosier State feels like the place to be.
The “Caitlin Clark Effect” extends far beyond the WNBA. As being drafted #1 by the Indiana Fever last year, Clark has fully embraced Indianapolis, becoming a fixture at Gainbridge Fieldhouse – even on her days off. She was spotted
