Is the Caitlin Clark madness going too far?

It appears as if there is no limit to the amount of love Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark can receive. Fans all over the country have taken their affinity for her to new levels. But have the immense heaps of praise gone too far? All statistics in this piece are sourced from Basketball Reference.

One orchard in Indiana went above and beyond in early September 2024 with a tribute dedicated to the Fever superstar rookie.

As outlined by CBS Sports, County Line Orchard decided to redesign their corn maze in order to recognize the brilliant season Caitlin Clark is having.

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As seen best from above, the maze displays Clark holding a basketball on her shoulder, in her number 22 Indiana Fever jersey.

Additionally, “we love Caitlin Clark” is also engrained in the maze, with the word “love” being replaced by a heart symbol.

This isn’t the first time that a food-related theme has been used to express appreciation for Caitlin Clark’s supreme skills on the basketball court.

As covered by Sporting News in August 2024, the Iowa State Fair decided to honor Clark’s unprecedented college career at the University of Iowa with a life-size sculpture of her, made out of butter.

Sculptor Sarah Pratt and her daughters Hannah and Grace took great care to make sure that Clark’s butter likeness resembled the basketball star.

As her college career at the University of Iowa came to an end, Caitlin Clark received another impactful tribute. The International Business Times detailed the lengths to which Nike wanted to celebrate her accomplishments in college with a tribute commercial.

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Anything goes in the current NIL era of college sports, but Nike left no stone unturned to communicate just how special Clark’s Hawkeyes career was.

The narrator in the commercial went through Clark’s sizeable accomplishments in college. It was an interesting decision by the footwear brand, who has usually reserved such celebratory spots for professional athletes who are nearing the end of their career.

Sports Illustrated highlighted a post on X from a Clark fan in early September. The text read, “she has Steph Curry’s offensive game mixed with LeBron’s passing. It’s already over.”

Angel Reese has experienced Clark’s meteoric rise every step of the way; in high school, in college, and now in the WNBA. However, the Chicago Sky forward thinks her supporters often take things too far.

On her podcast Reese said “I think it’s really just the fans, her fans, the Iowa fans, now the Indiana fans… They ride for her, I respect that, respectfully, but sometimes it’s very disrespectful. I think there’s a lot of racism when it comes to it. I don’t believe she stands on any of that, but… I think her fanbase has gone…it’s a lot.”

USA Today also wrote about how a Caitlin Clark fan attempted to challenge Chicago Sky player Chennedy Carter at the team hotel. Carter infamously knocked Clark to the ground early in a game early in her rookie season.

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