USA TODAY sports columnist Christine Brennan chronicles the explosive growth of Caitlin Clark's popularity in her new book "On Her Game."

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever won 102-83 on Sunday, July 13, in the WNBA against the Dallas Wings. Clark, a former Iowa women's basketball star, was the WNBA Rookie of the Year and a first-team All-WNBA selection last season.

"That was what Phil tried to get Michael to do" - Caitlin Clark's Iowa coach admits she used Phil Jackson's book to mentor her originally appeared on Basketball Network. Former Iowa Hawkeyes women's head coach Lisa Bluder revealed that she took a page from Phil Jackson's book — literally — to mentor Caitlin Clark.

Before she became a national star at Iowa, Caitlin Clark actually committed to play college basketball elsewhere.

Caitlin Clark sent out a happy birthday post to her man as Lexie Hull made it clear that the team loves Connor McCaffrey.

When Caitlin Clark first stepped into Iowa’s locker room, it wasn’t all cheers. The post Caitlin Clark’s Ex-Teammate Discloses Iowa Locker Room Culture Prevalent Since Fever Star’s Stint appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Bluder's words perhaps take on more relevance now, nearly a month after Clark's latest dust-up with Connecticut Sun's Marina Mabrey. Clark's teammate, Sophie Cunningham, showed her willingness to defend Clark during a heated Fever-Sun contest that saw Clark get shoved to the ground and featured a chaotic end-of-game brawl.