WNBA legend Diana Taurasi eats words about Caitlin Clark: 'Reality is coming to me now'

After Caitlin Clark s record-breaking rookie campaign in the WNBA one basketball legend is owning up to her thoughts that things would have been tough for the Iowa product Diana Taurasi who in the last few days released her retirement from the WNBA after illustrious seasons was on her Bird Taurasi Show with fellow WNBA star Sue Bird where she owned up to saying reality is coming when referring to Clark entering the league With Clark on alongside them Taurasi flipped the script CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Thank you unfortunately reality is coming to me now Taurasi revealed after Clark congratulated her on retirement It was around a year ago when Taurasi noted those infamous words basically saying that Clark will have to get used to a lot of great basketball players now after her record-breaking career with the Hawkeyes WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR TV RATINGS SEE STEEP DROP-OFF WITHOUT CAITLIN CLARK You look superhuman playing against -year-olds but you re going to be playing against chosen grown women that have been playing professional basketball for a long time Taurasi revealed on ESPN at the time Clark wasn t a superstar at once but once she got used to WNBA challenge speed and built particular chemistry with her Indiana Fever teammates she thrived Clark averaged points assists rebounds and steals per encounter on her way to winning the KIA Rookie of the Year Award She also finished All-WNBA First Squad as her assists were the preponderance in a single WNBA season But Taurasi s career is what Clark is chasing now as she is considered to be the best WNBA sportsman of all time by several Taurasi made All-Star teams during her career while winning three league titles with the Phoenix Mercury Clark certainly had a hot start to her own career but she s looking to make chosen championship runs in the future and the Fever have bolstered their roster in hopes to do so The Fever begin their WNBA season on May against Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter