Caitlin Clark’s childhood dreams are coming true.
In a clip from the upcoming ESPN+ series Full court pressshared exclusively with PEOPLE, the newly-drafted WNBA star, 22, and her parents, Brent and Anne Nizzi-Clark, are reflecting on an adorable home video of Clark as a child pretending to be a professional athlete.
“We used to play this game at home where Brent would go into Mr. Microphone, and we’d turn on the lights and practice running out of the mud room,” Anne tells viewers in the clip.
Caitlin then recalls that her mom was a fictional announcer, while an old video of the Indiana Fever star’s childhood from 2005 plays.
The sweet home video shows young Caitlin, who goes by the name “Caity” in the video, running out the door dressed in Iowa Hawkeyes gear as she imagines what it would be like to run onto the field as a professional athlete.
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“Ladies and gentlemen, we’re heading to the Iowa Hawkeyes, Caity Clark,” a voice says in the recording as family members simulate cheering from the arena crowd.
“I would run out and drive a lap,” Caitlin recalls Full court press. “So it’s like, honestly, I’ve been dreaming about this moment since I was little,” she adds.
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Caitlin went on to become not only an Iowa Hawkeye, but arguably the greatest former female athlete to come out of the University of Iowa.
In March, she became the NCAA all-time leading scorer in men’s and women’s basketball, surpassing Pete “Pistol” Maravich.
Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates after breaking the NCAA women’s all-time scoring record during the first half against the Michigan Wolverines at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on February 15, 2024 in Iowa City, Iowa.
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The upcoming ESPN+ series, produced by Words + Pictures, features Caitlin as well as former South Carolina Gamecocks star Kamilla Cardoso and UCLA sophomore Kiki Rice.
Starting with coverage of the Iowa Hawkeyes’ historic preseason game that broke attendance records and following basketball stars through the WNBA draft in April, Full court press will explore the rise in popularity of women’s basketball and the subsequent pressures that additional attention places on its stars.
Kristen Lappas of Words + Pictures, who directed the series, tells PEOPLE that she began working on Full court press at the beginning of autumn 2023.
“While we all knew how pivotal this moment was for women’s links, thanks in large part to Caitlin Clark, the reality of what happened this season surpassed all of our original expectations,” says Lappas. “We absolutely caught lightning in a bottle. ”
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On April 15, Caitlin was selected first overall by the Indiana Fever in the WNBA Draft.
Meanwhile, Cardoso was selected third overall, behind former Stanford center Cameron Brink, to the Chicago Sky, where he joins former LSU star Angel Reese.
The first two episodes The entire court press, directed by Kristen Lappas and produced by Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, premiering Saturday, May 11 at 1:00 PM ET on ABC and streaming on ESPN+. The next episodes will be available on Sunday, May 12.
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