{"id":221653,"date":"2024-04-08T15:14:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T15:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/08\/caitlin-clark-posts-emotional-message-after-iowa-loses-ncaa-tournament-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:19:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:19:05","slug":"caitlin-clark-posts-emotional-message-after-iowa-loses-ncaa-tournament-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/08\/caitlin-clark-posts-emotional-message-after-iowa-loses-ncaa-tournament-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark Posts Emotional Message After Iowa Loses NCAA Tournament \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-image\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/caitlin-clark-message-after-ncaa-loss-ftr.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc wp-post-image\" alt=\"caitlin clark\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/caitlin-clark-message-after-ncaa-loss-ftr.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/caitlin-clark-message-after-ncaa-loss-ftr.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/caitlin-clark-message-after-ncaa-loss-ftr.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: Matthew Holst\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><strong>Caitlin Clark\u00a0<\/strong>had an emotional post to mark the end of her college basketball career, following the Iowa Hawkeyes\u2019 loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks on Sunday, April 7. After her final game for the women\u2019s national NCAA tournament, the point guard, 22, shared a photo of her uniform and sneakers, while showing love to her college team.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">The photo showed the black and yellow uniform with her name and number (22) embroidered on the back. She also showed off her matching black and yellow sneakers. She ended her college career showing that she will always remember this time. \u201cI\u2019ll miss ya,\u201d she wrote with a series of yellow heart emojis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Caitlin Clark&#8217;s last post before walking out of the arena one final time as a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes. <\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">&#8220;I&#8217;ll miss ya \ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc9b&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A5C3sMTNzg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">pic.twitter.com\/A5C3sMTNzg<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">\u2014 Joshua S\u00e1nchez (@jnsanchez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jnsanchez\/status\/1777116038749904967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">April 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">She later tweeted thanks to her fans and team for their support throughout her career. \u201cWords cannot express my love for my teammates, coaches, fans and our university \u2013 Thanks for making my dreams come true. Wearing Iowa across my chest the last four years has been an honor. This place will always be home,\u201d she wrote with a heart emoji.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Words cannot express my love for my teammates, coaches, fans and our university \u2013 Thanks for making my dreams come true. Wearing Iowa across my chest the last four years has been an honor. This place will always be home\ud83d\udda4<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">\u2014 Caitlin Clark (@CaitlinClark22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaitlinClark22\/status\/1777141091688501581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">April 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">While Caitlin became a national sensation for her skills on the court, Iowa ended up coming up short in the tournament, losing to South Carolina with an 87-75 score. The guard is expected to head to the WNBA, and the draft is on April 15.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-11\">Following the loss, Caitlin admitted that she was looking to the future. \u201cI don\u2019t have much time to sit around and sulk and be upset. I don\u2019t think that\u2019s what I\u2019m about either,\u201d she said, per\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/07\/sport\/iowa-south-carolina-final-caitlin-clark-spt-intl\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">CNN<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>\u201cYeah, I\u2019m sad we lost this game, but I\u2019m also so proud of myself, I\u2019m so proud of my teammates, I\u2019m so proud of this program. There\u2019s a lot to be proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5267122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5267122\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5267122\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/caitlin-clark-message-after-ncaa-loss-embed.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=620\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5267122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thien-An Truong\/ISI Photos\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-12\">While she was \u201cproud\u201d of the hard work they put in, Caitlin did admit that hanging up the Iowa jersey was going to be sad for her. \u201cThere\u2019s going to be tears. It is sad this is all over, and this is the last time I\u2019m going to put on an Iowa jersey,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-13\">Even though Iowa came up short, Caitlin still captivated basketball fans across the globe, including getting the attention of the biggest star in the NBA. During the game,\u00a0<strong>LeBron James\u00a0<\/strong>shouted out the point guard\u2019s excellence in a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1777057960013050280\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">X<\/a>. \u201cIf you don\u2019t rock with Caitlin Clark game you\u2019re just a FLAT OUT HATER!!!!! Stay far away from them people!! 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