Iowa women's basketball's Caitlin Clark featured in new Nike Tech ad

Iowa women’s basketball’s Caitlin Clark featured in new Nike Tech ad

“Before you build something new, you have to break some ground,” the ad says.

September 27, 2023

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark laughs while receiving the AP Player of the Year award during a 2023 NCAA Final Four press conferences and open practices at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

Iowa women’s basketball star and reigning National Player of the Year Caitlin Clark appeared in a new Nike Tech ad on Wednesday.

The ad was posted by Nike Basketball on X, a site formerly known as Twitter, with the caption “Before you build something new, you have to break some ground.”

Before you build something new, you have to break some ground. This is #NikeTech 👷‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/zTrVGtS6yY

— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) September 27, 2023

Clark and Nike Basketball also collaborated on two posts on Instagram. One post was the video that was shared on X, and the other included three photos of the guard posing while wearing a Nike Sportswear Tech Fleece Windrunner Women’s Full-Zip Hoodie in the color red stardust/black.

The senior was one of five athletes to sign an NIL deal with Nike in October 2022. She joined Haley Jones, Juju Watkins, Bronny James, and DJ Wagner.

Many Hawkeye fans hope Nike releases a Caitlin Clark shoe in the near future. Sheryl Swoopes, the first athlete to be signed in the WNBA, also became the first woman to receive a signature basketball sneaker when she signed with Nike in 1995. Clark would be the first woman in college athletics to sport a pair of signature shoes.

Release her shoes and you’ll sell 100k in Iowa alone the first year.

— David Boege (@DavidBoege) September 27, 2023

Get this lady her own shoe !!!!!! 🤑📈🐤

— Turdman (@Turdmandoo) September 27, 2023

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Kenna Roering, Sports Editor

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Kenna Roering is The Daily Iowan's sports editor. She is a junior at the University of Iowa majoring in journalism with a minor in sports and recreation management. Kenna previously worked as a sports reporter for men's wrestling and volleyball and was the summer sports editor in 2023. This is her second year with the DI.

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