Kate Martin Reacts to Caitlin Clark News on Monday
Golden State Valkyries guard Kate Martin entered the WNBA in 2024 with a large following. Starring at Iowa for five years, four of which came alongside Caitlin Clark, Martin was drafted No. 18 overall by the Las Vegas Aces last year.
Martin admitted to attending the 2024 WNBA Draft primarily to support Clark, who was one of her best friends in college, but ended up hearing her own name called in the second round. She then spent one season in Las Vegas before joining Golden State via the expansion draft.
While they are no longer teammates, Clark and Martin have maintained a close friendship — which was again on display Monday.
Caitlin Clark Announces Nike Logo, Kate Martin Shows Support
In a social media post, Clark unveiled her official logo with Nike. The Fever star also has her own logo collection on the way, with a signature product dropping in 2026.
This announcement on Instagram tallied over 5.1 million views, 63,000 likes and 1,100 comments in the first four hours after it was posted. Among those to show support was Martin, who took to her Instagram story.
"Let's goooooo," Martin wrote.
Caitlin Clark, Kate Martin Have Taken Friendship to WNBA
This is not the first time Martin has been publicly supportive of Clark this season. In fact, it is not even the first time she has shown support for Clark’s Nike partnership.
Ahead of WNBA All-Star Weekend, Nike placed a massive Clark posted on the JW Marriott in downtown Indianapolis. After playing the Fever in Indiana, Martin was asked about this.
“It’s just super cool how the city’s embraced her, and I just think that’s always cool to see one of your best friends thriving,” she told Matt Lively of CBS Sports Bay Area.
Here's Kate Martin after the Valkyries win on the importance of snapping a skid, the love felt here in Indy, and staying at the hotel where Caitlin Clarks poster is plastered. @KPIXtv pic.twitter.com/8scCOegWKH
— Matt Lively (@mattblively) July 9, 2025
The Valkyries won that game, which kept Martin’s undefeated streak alive against Clark. Facing off four times at the WNBA level (excluding games one or both did not play), Martin is a perfect 4-0 against her former Iowa teammate (via StatMuse).
Clark and Martin have both endured challenges in their second WNBA campaigns. In 35 appearances for the Valkyries, Martin has averaged 6.4 points in 16.5 minutes per contest. While these numbers are up from her rookie season, Martin’s role has been inconsistent.
As for Clark, three separate injuries have cost her most of the season. She has appeared in just 13 games for Indiana, but did make her second straight All-Star team.
Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.