Sep 11, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Las Vegas Aces guard Kate Martin (20) and Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22), both former Iowa Hawkeyes, reunite Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, during a game between the Indiana Fever and the Las Vegas Aces at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Mandatory Credit: Grace Smith/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Sep 11, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Las Vegas Aces guard Kate Martin (20) and Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22), both former Iowa Hawkeyes, reunite Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, during a game between the Indiana Fever and the Las Vegas Aces at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Mandatory Credit: Grace Smith/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The friendship between Caitlin Clark and her former Iowa teammate Kate Martin has always been the sweetest, whether it’s been consulting about outfits or exchanges as honorary captains.

And this time, before Clark’s Indiana Fever and Martin’s Las Vegas Aces faced off, they had a funny exchange: Clark tickled her, they posed for a photo and then Clark had one request.

“Please guard me, … when you get in, guard me,” Clark said with a wink.

Simply the best. Here’s that exchange before the Aces emerged with an 86-75 win over the Fever. The two teams will play again on Friday in Indiana, so maybe we’ll see more of this: