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Caitlin Clark was named the AP Player of the Week award after their first week back from the Olympic break. The Indiana Fever rookie has played two games since the return of league games, but she’s slowly showing her improvement to fans. Her teammates, Aliyah Boston and NaLyssa Smith, showed love to their rookie.

The former Iowa star averaged 26.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 9.2 assists during their two-game stretch. Clark led the team to a 2-0 record as they resumed their regular season.

Both Boston and Smith showed love to their rookie on their respective Instagram stories.

“Swagggggg,” Boston said.

Boston showed love to Clark's POTW win

“Young n turntttt,” Smith posted.

Smith gave props to Clark's recent achievement
 

This is the first time Clark has been named Player of the Week. The Fever guard is the second rookie to win the award; the first was Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese this season.

Clark isn’t the only Fever player to win the award this season. Boston was given the award during the week of July 10–16.

Fever veteran jokes about how Caitlin Clark makes them feel bad

Caitlin Clark struggled to be a consistent player on both ends early in her rookie season. However, as the weeks have passed, Clark has gradually worked out how to be an effective player for the Fever. Most fans have seen her gradual progress in terms of metrics.

Clark has also slowly improved the team’s chemistry. Veteran WNBA player Katie Lou Samuelson talked about how the squad has come together and raised the spirits of the other players.

“I feel like I’ve gotten to know Caitlin more and more as the season has gone on,” Samuelson said. “She’s definitely gotten more comfortable. She’s one of the funniest people and will always make a sarcastic remark at any chance she can.

“Those games, as silly as they are and as competitive as we get, just bonds us as a team, and I think you can see that on the court and the way we’re playing.” [via The Athlon Sports].

Samuelson joked about how the rookie tends to make them feel bad during their Olympic break.

“We’re getting to know each other. We definitely care about each other, even if Caitlin makes everyone feel bad that we’re not as good at baseball as she is.”

Clark has shown her competitiveness even outside the court. To find out more about her competitiveness, click the link below.