NaLyssa Smith Stirs Controversy Towards Caitlin Clark as She Signals Exit from Indiana Fever!

NaLyssa Smith Stirs Controversy Towards Caitlin Clark as She Signals Exit from Indiana Fever!

Katie Lou Samuelson, a WNBA player and former outstanding women’s basketball player at UCONN, has felt a feeling of community with the Indiana Fever.

Samuelson, who is starting her first WNBA season as a new mother, talked about the kindness and vision she experienced within the Fever after joining with them this offseason.

“I could really feel it being there in person just getting to go see what the Fever had and see what Coach (Christie) Sides and (General Manager) Lin (Dunn) are trying to do and build,” Samuelson remarked, as reported by Maggie Vanoni of CT Insider. It was quite great to have Indiana bring me out and demonstrate to me that I can always feel at home, no matter where I go.

The Fever, who are looking to turn things around after a 13–27 season in 2023, demonstrated their dedication to their players’ personal lives in addition to the game by giving Samuelson a sense of community that matched her new outlook on life and the game following the birth of her daughter, Aliya.

“My entire outlook on training, basketball, and everything has kind of changed just for the better since having her,” Samuelson stated. Because I want to play and take care of her, I’ve been able to do so. Everything that used to annoy me seems insignificant today. Compared to what I previously believed to be hard, I feel as though I now understand what hard is.

Katie Lou Samuelson’s WNBA journey

In 2019, Samuelson’s WNBA career got underway when the Chicago Sky selected her with the fourth overall pick. Following her first year, Samuelson was acquired by the Dallas Wings. The 2020 season gave Samuelson even more opportunity to showcase her growth, since it was played in a bubble in Florida because of the COVID-19 epidemic.

But when she was traded to the Seattle Storm before the 2021 season, her career took a different course. Samuelson assumed a more significant position in Seattle, where he established himself as a consistent starter for the squad. Her efforts contributed to the Storm’s Commissioner’s Cup victory in 2021.