Caitlin Clark made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend, which quickly went viral.
The Iowa star showed up on the show’s Weekend Update segment to playfully call out Michael Che’s history of making jabs at women’s sports.
It started when Che joked that Iowa should replace Clark’s retired No. 22 “with an apron.”
When Clark entered, Che said that he was a fan. But Clark wasn’t convinced – especially not when co-host Colin Jost brought the receipts of Che’s jabs.
“Really, Michael? Because I heard that little apron joke you did,” she said, before making him read some jokes of her own in retaliation. Clark finished her segment by shouting out the WNBA greats that came before her. She then got in one final dig – bringing Che a signed apron as a souvenir.
She’s got jokes 😎@CaitlinClark22 on @nbcsnl #Hawkeyes
— Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) April 14, 2024
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When Che promised to give it to his girlfriend, Clark delivered her last playful dig of the night.
“You don’t have a girlfriend, Michael,” she said.
Afterward, SNL castmember Bowen Yang told People that the 22-year-old and teammates Gabbie Marshall, Kate Martin and Jada Gyamfi – who joined her at Studio 8H – “were so cool.”
“She's so charming and witty,” Yang said. “They were just the most stunning, noble people.
“Athletes just have this air about them. They know they're amazing. I mean, these are people who have numeric attachments and values to their performance. That's something that comedians never have.”