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Caitlin Clark Announcement Made After Team USA Camp

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Ayomide Adeduyite | Last updated Dec 16, 2025 10:18 AM ET

A tough, injury-plagued 2025 WNBA season limited Caitlin Clark’s sophomore year with the Indiana Fever to just 13 games. Recurrent muscle injuries, including a left quadriceps strain and groin issues, ended her season prematurely. Despite averaging 16.5 points, 8.8 assists, and 5.0 rebounds per game, her absence left a noticeable gap for the Fever and their fans.

Clark’s dynamic style of play had already made her one of the WNBA’s most exciting and influential stars, making her time on the sideline a significant loss for the league.

Following her recovery, Clark returned to basketball activities. She was officially named to Team USA’s senior national team training camp roster ahead of the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup, joining a group of established stars and rising talents in Durham, North Carolina.

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Throughout training camp, fans were treated to glimpses of Clark in action, including viral videos of her shooting, passing, and interacting with teammates.

While on international duty, Panini America made a major announcement sure to excite card collectors and fans alike. The company unveiled “Caitlin Clark Chronicled,” an innovative trading card experience celebrating her legendary career moments with a new 100-card set and premium keepsake book that includes exclusive autographs and rare parallels.

This special product highlights Clark’s journey and celebrates key milestones from her collegiate and professional career.

Caitlin Clark is getting a special @PaniniAmerica trading card set.

Chronicled is centered on a new 100-card Chronicled set and a 22-page premium keepsake, highlighting her time in the WNBA and beyond. The book includes eight (8) – four (4) card packs per keepsake, with 32… pic.twitter.com/RSCTfX0pjI
— Sportico (@Sportico) December 15, 2025

Clark has an ongoing partnership with Panini America, which has included earlier premium releases like commemorative sets from her time at the University of Iowa and exclusive autographed memorabilia that have drawn strong demand.

The 23-year-old superstar has already made waves in the collectibles market this year. Her Rookie Royalty WNBA Flawless Logowoman card sold for a staggering $660,000 at Fanatics Collect in July, per the New York Times. The 1-of-1 card is numbered, autographed, and inscribed with her 769-point total from her rookie WNBA season. This sale broke her previous record of $366,000, set in March for her 2024 Panini Prizm WNBA Signatures Gold Vinyl 1/1 PSA 10.

This new collection now provides fans and collectors a way to celebrate Clark’s legendary moments and follow her journey as one of women’s basketball’s most compelling figures.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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