Forbes recorded Caitlin Clark as one of the country’s most powerful female sports personalities. While her gameplay is a vital part of this ‘power’, one of the key reasons is her massive fan following, which includes numerous youngsters. Incidentally, the player treats everyone equally and shows more affection for children.
Clark won over WNBA fans for showing love to kids at the Annika LPGA Pro-Am. But when one of her ‘fun’ videos made the rounds on the internet, fans had mixed feelings about the same.
Fans React To Caitlin Clark’s Treatment To A Kid
There is no particular pre-game ritual for the Indiana Fever playmaker. The player takes her time with fans and teammates and completes a full shootaround. In one of the recent videos that went viral, the player is shown playing with a young kid.
Clark playfully lifted the little one with ease and then took him in her arms. The boy had full circle movement with a momentary stay upside down. The kid enjoyed the moment, and Clark also had a smile on her face and hugged the kid tightly.
shes just flinging his ass around omg 😌 pic.twitter.com/5nyt6GbA6g
— J Girl (@juliethardt) December 31, 2025
Fans, though, judged this incident on two different parameters, as there were two sets of reactions from the netizens.
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One fan wrote, “Woooow. She would not be treating the kid like that if he was white.”
Woooow. She would not be treating the kid like that if he was white
— N3ON (@NeonApesYC) January 1, 2026
Another fan said, “He is having best time of his life.”
He is having best time of his life.
— Venom (@AnkitSi70755453) December 31, 2025
A fan wrote, “Sooo cute.”
Sooo cute 🥰
— Artsy (@ArtsyMeta) December 31, 2025
Another annoyed fan said, “They provide her non stop media coverage.”
ridiculous, they provide her non stop media coverage and she has not even played a full WNBAseason yet and has not won anything. best marketing trick bag ever. What a grift.
— Mark of Our Lady of the Forest Grove 🙏🏼✝️🌻🌳🌞 (@Francis9477) January 1, 2026
One fan mentioned, “Kids love it.”
Kids love it.
— PolyPup (@PolyPup1) January 2, 2026
A fan commented, “toddlers are meant to bear this.”
toddlers are meant to bear this😭😭
— Avishek Goyal (@AG_knocks) December 31, 2025
The player, on another occasion, talked about another example where a young fan was excited to have CC’s jersey.
Caitlin Clark With Touching Story of Young Fan
There are many instances where fans showed love for the playmaker. On one occasion, cameras caught Clark becoming a newborn baby’s first-ever screen idol in a viral TikTok. A similar video went viral during Christmas.
Clark shared a TikTok video where a young girl was opening her Christmas present. And as she found out that it was Clark’s jersey, she exclaimed, “It’s Caitlin Clark’s jersey!”
Then, the girl further remembered and told her dad, “So when we were shopping, did you remember I wanted this and we couldn’t get it?” To this, her father replied, “Santa must have been watching. Or the elf man followed us.”
🎁 | Caitlin Clark shared a TikTok by HairByFozy of a little girl opening her Christmas gift — a Caitlin Clark 22 jersey pic.twitter.com/RPyZtYSBi3
— cc ᯓ★ (@clarkmode_) December 26, 2025
Such incidents demonstrate the immense affection fans have for CC and her genuine care for her young fans.