The Caitlin Clark effect gives flight to women’s basketball

“Caitlin Clark the truth,” offered New York Knicks forward Josh Hart.

STAR TURN: THE Hawkeye's Caitlin Clark signs autographs after Iowa beat the LSU Tigers 94-87 in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament in Albany, New York. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

There were plenty of people at a movie theatre in central Iowa on Monday night, though very few of them were watching an actual movie.

They were there to see Caitlin Clark.