{"id":40085,"date":"2026-01-30T05:59:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T10:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/aerial-powers-shares-excitement-over-caitlin-clarks-new-role-as-nbc-special-contributor\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T05:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T10:59:42","slug":"aerial-powers-shares-excitement-over-caitlin-clarks-new-role-as-nbc-special-contributor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/aerial-powers-shares-excitement-over-caitlin-clarks-new-role-as-nbc-special-contributor\/","title":{"rendered":"Aerial Powers Shares Excitement Over Caitlin Clark\u2019s New Role as NBC Special Contributor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Caitlin Clark has decided not to compete in any basketball leagues during the WNBA offseason, despite reported interest from the 3-on-3 league Unrivaled. The Indiana Fever standout has been recovering cautiously after suffering a groin injury in July and later a bone bruise during her rehabilitation.  <\/p>\n<p>In the 2025 season, Clark averaged 16.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 8.8 assists over just 13 games. She did take part in the U.S. training camp for the FIBA Women&#8217;s Basketball World Cup but has otherwise focused on training and various activities off the court.  <\/p>\n<p>Though Clark is sitting out from competitive play this offseason, she remains visible to fans through other engagements. On Tuesday, NBC announced that the two-time All-Star will appear as a special guest during the broadcasts of two NBA games: the Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York Knicks game on Sunday and the March 29 Knicks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder matchup.  <\/p>\n<p>Her teammates and fans have enthusiastically welcomed this news. Fever guard Aerial Powers, who joined Indiana on a hardship contract in August 2025 and formed a close bond with Clark, responded with excitement, commenting, &#8220;Oh, we love this!!&#8221; on the announcement post. Powers praised Clark for making her feel welcomed on the team.  <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Aliyah Boston shared the update on her Instagram Stories, exclaiming, &#8220;Perioddodd babes,&#8221; while Fever GM Amber Cox praised Clark\u2019s upcoming role, calling it &#8220;very entertaining and insightful&#8221; and stating, &#8220;CC is a given!&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Fan Take:<\/strong> Caitlin Clark stepping into a broadcasting role during the offseason highlights her growing influence beyond the court and helps elevate the visibility of women&#8217;s basketball. This move not only keeps fans engaged but also signals the increasing crossover appeal WNBA stars have, paving the way for greater exposure and growth of the sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caitlin Clark has decided not to compete in any basketball leagues during the WNBA offseason, despite reported interest from the 3-on-3 league Unrivaled. The Indiana Fever standout has been recovering cautiously after suffering a groin injury in July and later a bone bruise during her rehabilitation. In the 2025 season, Clark averaged 16.5 points, 5.0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[491],"tags":[39,64],"class_list":{"0":"post-40085","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-nba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}