{"id":690831,"date":"2026-03-29T19:48:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T19:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/690831\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T19:48:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T19:48:28","slug":"caitlin-clark-shines-as-team-usa-wins-fiba-world-cup-qualifiers-fans-react-to-burrells-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/690831\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark Shines as Team USA Wins FIBA World Cup Qualifiers; Fans React to Burrell’s Support"},"content":{"rendered":"

WNBA<\/a> stars Caitlin Clark<\/a> and Rae Burrell powered Team USA\u2019s victory streak during the 2026 FIBA Women\u2019s World Cup qualifiers. Their efforts helped the squad finish the tournament undefeated.<\/p>\n

The U.S. women\u2019s basketball team posted a perfect 5-0 record, dominating every game throughout the tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

Clark emerged as Team USA\u2019s most consistent contributor despite starting only one of five games. The Indiana Fever<\/a> guard posted team-leading totals of 58 points and 32 assists. For her standout performance, FIBA named her the tournament MVP<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Burrell, on the other hand, joined the roster as an injury replacement. The Los Angeles Sparks<\/a> forward played her part for the national squad, providing quality minutes off the bench.<\/p>\n

\"Indiana<\/p>\n

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark warms up before a WNBA game.Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

(Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

The tournament marked the senior national team debuts for both Clark and Burrell. As they competed and traveled together, the two quickly grew close. Their friendship was also on display on social media.<\/p>\n

Clark recently took to Instagram to share photos of herself with a Prada bag. She captioned it: \u201c\ud83d\udc5c @prada #PradaSS26 #adv,\u201d indicating a sponsored collaboration with the luxury brand.<\/p>\n

Burrell, quick to show support for Clark, chimed in on the comments with a brief, enthusiastic note: \u201cStrut ittt\ud83d\udd25.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans joined in the conversation and reacted to Burrell\u2019s comment.<\/p>\n

\u201c@raehoops come to Indy I promise we\u2019ll treat you good,\u201d one fan commented.<\/p>\n

Another fan wrote, \u201cRae to the Fever would be a nice headline to read if I\u2019m being honest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRae when free agency comes around u know what to do @indianafever,\u201d a supporter added.<\/p>\n

\u201c@raehoops you know where home is. Welcome to the Fever. Clark Nation!\u201d another remarked.<\/p>\n

“come on girl, come to Indy!!!” a user pleaded.<\/p>\n

“@raehoops you coming to Indy or what\u2019s up,” a reaction read.<\/p>\n

For what it’s worth, Burrell is an unrestricted free agent. Fever fans are clearly open to the opportunity of the 6-foot-2 guard-forward potentially taking her talents to Indiana.<\/p>\n

Related: Sophie Cunningham’s New Swimsuit Photos Cause a Stir<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Mar 29, 2026, where it first appeared in the WNBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WNBA stars Caitlin Clark and Rae Burrell powered Team USA\u2019s victory streak during the 2026 FIBA Women\u2019s World…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":674532,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[49],"tags":[233,234,1488,10593,62,1348,67,132,68,232,111074],"class_list":["post-690831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-indiana-fever","tag-los-angeles-sparks","tag-rae-burrell","tag-sports","tag-team-usa","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-wnba","tag-womens-world-cup"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116314197837420654","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=690831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/674532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=690831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=690831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=690831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}