Caitlin Clark Reacts To Iowa Teammate's Cancer Diagnosis

Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark received unfortunate news this Saturday regarding one of her former teammates on the Iowa women's basketball team. 

Ava Jones, a former Iowa recruit, never got to live out her dream of becoming a prolific college basketball player due to a horrific accident. In 2022, her family was struck by an impaired driver. She suffered torn ligaments in her knee, a shoulder injury and a traumatic brain injury. Her father, Trey Jones, was killed in this senseless tragedy. The driver, meanwhile, was charged with one count of murder, two counts of first-degree assault, one count of assault in the fourth degree and one count of operating a motor vehicle under the influence.  

On Saturday afternoon, Jones announced that she's been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. She received this horrible diagnosis just four days ago. 

"I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma after the results from the biopsy came back," she wrote. "This is the news no one ever wants to get, but especially after spending the last 2 and a half years working my butt off and recovering from getting hit by a car. My body is very strong and I am confident in the doctors here at Iowa."