Earlier this year, Diana Taurasi raised eyebrows with her comments about Caitlin Clark’s transition to the WNBA, stating that “reality is coming” for the former Iowa standout.

Taurasi’s comments, which echoed opinions regarding the difficulties rookies encounter in the professional ranks, sparked an outcry among Caitlin Clark’s followers.

“Look, SVP, reality is coming. There’s levels to this thing. That’s just life. We all went through it. You see it on the NBA side, and you’re going to see it on this side. You look superhuman playing against some 18-year-olds, but you’re going to come play with some grown women who have been playing professional basketball for a long time.

Not saying that it’s not going to translate because when you’re great at you do you’re just going to get better, but there is going to be a transition period when you have to give some grace as a rookie. It may take a little bit longer for some people,” Taurasi told Scott Van Pelt on ESPN.

The 2024 WNBA regular season kicks off this week, and those comments from Taurasi are already being proven to be accurate as Clark is going through some growing pains regarding the two preseason games she has played in.

Christie Sides, the coach of the Fever, had the same opinion on Thursday following Clark’s performance of 12 points, eight rebounds, and six assists in an 83-80 exhibition victory over the Atlanta Dream.