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Caitlin Clark finally has her own signature shoe.
The Indiana Fever star announced the Nike Caitlin 1 on Wednesday afternoon, ending months of anticipation after Nike revealed her signature logo last year.
Clark’s first signature model is expected to release Oct. 1, according to multiple reports. ESPN reported the shoe will cost $140 in North America and $135 in the rest of the world.
“This is like your debut album, you want it to be killer,” Clark told ESPN.
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The first look shows a royal blue basketball shoe with Clark’s interlocking “CC” logo on the tongue and outsole, a textured upper and a layered Nike Swoosh on the side. ESPN reported that the stacked Swooshes were designed to mimic Clark’s initials, while the outside of the foot includes nodes made of “C’s” and the inside features “2’s” as a nod to her No. 22 jersey.
There are also messages underfoot, including “Shoot More Threes,” “From Anywhere” and “It was never a long shot.”
“There’s a lot of different Easter eggs all over the shoes that people can search through the shoe and kind of find,” Clark told ESPN. “The shoe looks one way when you’re watching me on the court, but when you physically hold it in your hand and see it up close, there’s a lot of little discoverables for the consumer, which I think is really fun too.”
Clark teased the announcement throughout the week. She hinted that her long run of wearing Kobe Bryant sneakers was coming to an end, changed her Instagram profile to show part of the upcoming shoe and wore an all-blue outfit before Tuesday’s game against the Toronto Tempo with a bracelet that read “10-01-26.”
The Caitlin 1 also uses Nike’s new “Opticast” technology, which the company said is designed to reduce drag and improve on-court movement, according to ESPN. Nike said the shoe was built around Clark’s speed, range and unpredictability.
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Clark told ESPN she wanted the shoe to work both on and off the court.
“I wanted this to be something that looked different than something that’s on the shelves,” Clark said, “but I also wanted it to be something that people are comfortable wearing.”
Nike is also launching an 18-piece Clark apparel line that includes jackets, T-shirts and graphic hoodies, according to ESPN.
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Clark becomes the fifth active WNBA player with a signature shoe from a major brand, joining Angel Reese with Reebok, Breanna Stewart with Puma, Sabrina Ionescu with Nike and A’ja Wilson with Nike.
It’s another major business marker for Clark, whose arrival in the WNBA has driven ratings, attendance and attention around the league.
Now, she has the signature shoe to match.
Clark said Tuesday that she “probably was never a kid that grew up thinking that this was going to be in the cards” for her.
It is now.
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