Caitlin Clark Had Wholesome Reaction to Fever Staff's Surprise for Her Birthday

They definitely caught her by surprise.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark reacts to the staff singing her "Happy Birthday."
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark reacts to the staff singing her "Happy Birthday." / Indiana Fever/Screengrab
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Caitlin Clark may have had to work out on her 23rd birthday on Wednesday, but that didn't stop the Indiana Fever staff from celebrating their star player.

As Clark walked into the weight room after her workout, a few Fever front office members and coaches surprised her by singing "Happy Birthday." They even lit candles on a cookie cake for her.

It was telling that Clark was surprised and appreciative of the mini celebration for her, which the Fever posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. She immediately broke into a smile once she realized what was happening.

"Thank you," Clark said once the singing ended. "You guys didn't have to do that."

"Were you guys waiting for me?" Clark asked. "I was just sitting up there."

The staff's surprise really seemed to work, though.

This wasn't the only way Clark celebrated her 23rd birthday on Wednesday. She also donated 22,000 books to children in Iowa and Indiana as part of a collaboration between her Caitlin Clark Foundation and Scholastic. She's having a birthday for the books.


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Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.