INDIANAPOLIS -- It seemed like every time new Indiana Fever general manager Amber Cox checked her phone this offseason, she'd find franchise superstar Caitlin Clark on another bucket-list adventure, living the life of the A-list celebrity she'd become. An Eras Tour concert in the VIP tent in November. A Kansas City Chiefs game in Taylor Swift's suite in January. NFL annual league meetings alongside Serena Williams in March. The Masters in April.
But what impressed Cox the most was what came next.
Regardless of where Clark was or what event she was attending, she was almost always back in the gym at Gainbridge Fieldhouse by 8 a.