She was always going to have something to say about it.

We can’t be sure what things are like between Diana Taurasi and Caitlin Clark.

Taurasi wasn’t exactly welcoming when Clark entered the WNBA as the No. 1 overall pick in 2024.

And now, the Indiana Fever star is wearing her No. 12 for Team USA, going viral for certain antics while doing so.

Taurasi is, of course, one of the most accomplished players on the international stage. She won six Olympic gold medals and three FIBA world championships with her country while wearing the number.

With Clark wearing it now, Sports Illustrated wanted to know how she felt about the sharpshooting guard suiting up in the iconic numerals. She seemed proud to have Caitlin take it over.

“It’s so cool. You know, to see Caitlin not only wear the USA jersey, but number 12,” she said. “I mean, I spent two decades wearing that jersey and that number. And I couldn’t think of anyone better to take it and put it on and just have an amazing career. And Caitlin will do that.”

Diana Taurasi Reveals Who May Be Responsible For Caitlin Clark Wearing No. 12

Diana Taurasi (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Clark wore No. 22 in college and wears it for the Fever. However, players typically take up different numbers for international games, so she’s got Taurasi’s old number.

“It’s just going to be fun to watch her play this summer in Germany and then the Olympics,” the three-time WNBA champion said. “No one better to wear the 12, and Caitlin’s going to put some gold medals on that jersey. I know it.”

Taurasi had no control over what happened to the number, and it doesn’t appear that she wanted anyway. But she reckons Sue Bird may have played a role in Clark landing No. 12.

“You know, once I’m out of things, I’m out,” she said. “Sue, you know, she’s a little bit more calculated than people think. So maybe that was a Sue job.”

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup.

Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw.

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood, in December after 10 years of marriage.

She has since made swipes at Jesse and moved on with TV director Elliot Hegarty, with the pair having been seen kissing during a recent night out.

Fearne has had a difficult few months after undergoing surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline, just days before her split with Jesse emerged.

She told host Lorraine: ‘It’s all very amicable and kids are doing great. I am in a very good place.’place.’

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood , in December after 10 years of marriage (both pictured in February 2024)

Discussing her recent surgery, she added: ‘I feel very grateful to have completely recovered.

‘I feel really good. I have a lot of people reaching out who have had the same thing.’

Davina McCall, 56, announced in November she’d been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour, and has supported Fearne.

She continued: ‘Everyone needs a Davina. She’s been amazing, weird that we had the same health thing going on at the same time. She’s so calming and we speak every day. She is just the best

It comes after Fearne has seemingly made another thinly-veiled dig at her ex-husband as she gushed that she is the happiest she’s ever been in a positive update.

Speaking to Scott Mills on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, Fearne gushed that she is ‘really happy’ and is ‘springing out of bed in the morning ready for life’.

Scott, who has known Fearne for 25 years, said he has never seen her ‘more positive or happier’, prompting Fearne to agree and reply: ‘Yeah I feel great!’

She told how her health scare has changed her outlook and said she has been seeking comfort from Davina.

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Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw