Game recognize game, as they say. The USC men’s basketball team was in Dubrovnik, Croatia, at the same time the Iowa women’s basketball team. Two teams were in the same city on an August European tour.
The Trojans did not pass up the chance to see an elite basketball player in action.
Our friends at Hawkeyes Wire have the story on USC taking time out of its European tour to watch Caitlin Clark do her thing on the court:
“Everybody wants to crash the Caitlin Clark party.
“That includes the USC Trojans men’s basketball team. In the midst of their own overseas trek across Greece and Croatia, USC made sure to swing by in Dubrovnik to watch the Iowa Hawkeyes dominate the Croatia All-Stars.
“The Trojans were treated to a pair of vintage Clark trifectas and a nine-point outing from the superstar in the Hawkeyes’ win. Clark’s big performance on the trip came during a 30-point performance that included 6-of-13 3-point shooting versus the Croatian Club Team several days prior.”
Iowa women’s basketball is where USC men’s basketball (and women’s basketball, for that matter) wants to be. Iowa made the Final Four and the national championship game last season. Isaiah Collier could be the superstar who propels USC to a higher level, much as Clark has lifted Iowa to the women’s basketball stratosphere.
This story reinforces the solidarity athletes feel: Ballers want to see other ballers play. They appreciate good ball and want to be better. Boogie Ellis and Isaiah Collier probably did learn something from seeing a master of the craft — Caitlin Clark — move around the court. If it helps USC win a big game this season, the European tour stop in Croatia could prove to be more beneficial than anyone originally could have imagined.
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