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The debate surrounding the WNBA\u2019s<\/u><\/a> use of commercial flights has come back into the spotlight after former women\u2019s college basketball star Caitlin Clark made her first trip with the Indiana Fever to Texas this week ahead of their preseason game against the Dallas Wings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Video shared on social media Thursday showed the WNBA No. 1 overall pick and her teammates arriving at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The immediate response from social media users was why the league wasn\u2019t flying the team on a charter flight \u2013 something the Iowa program utilized during Clark\u2019s time as a Hawkeye.<\/u><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“It\u2019ll definitely be an adjustment, but it is what it is,” Clark said of the issue while speaking to the media on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“At this point of my career and across the WNBA, it is what it is. I\u2019m sure, certainly, everybody would say that they would love to be flying charter all the time \u2013 that definitely would help a lot of problems. But I think the fever organization has done a really good job of getting out ahead of things. There\u2019s going to be a lot of security traveling with us, there will be certain plans of how we\u2019re going to navigate going throughout airports and things like that.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Becoming the NCAA Division 1 all-time leading scorer, Clark helped the NCAA reach its best viewership in history for women\u2019s basketball,<\/u><\/a> with nearly 19 million fans watching the title game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The hope is that it will translate to the WNBA, and if it does, it could present a safety issue at airports.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s not like we\u2019re the odd man out here. Everybody has to navigate, it and I think it’s going to cause some problems, maybe, because the popularity of our league is continuing to grow and having to navigate travel with that,” Clark continued Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“But at the same time, that\u2019s a positive thing, too. You want people to be excited about our game. Hopefully, it changes in the near future, but for now that\u2019s just what it is, and everybody\u2019s dealing with the same thing. You can\u2019t use it as an excuse.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fever general manager Lin Dunn told reporters Thursday that the team has security measures in place, but declined to disclose the details.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re certainly aware of what took place at Iowa when she traveled to away arenas, and certainly we\u2019re aware of what happened at Ohio State, and we\u2019re going to take all the precautions we can to make sure that not only is she safe, but that I\u2019m safe \u2013 that we\u2019re all safe, that all the players are prepared to be safe and secure.”<\/p>\n

Last year, the WNBA spent $4 million on charter flights for the entire playoffs as well as for any back-to-back games during the regular season. Ahead of the draft last month, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert confirmed that the league would do the same this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“No one wants (charters) more than I do for these players. We need to be in the right financial position,” Engelbert said. “Just a few years ago, we were surviving. Now we\u2019re going from survive to thrive. We want to do it at the appropriate time.”<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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