CAIT KEEPER Caitlin Clark reveals gifts for fans h...

CAITLIN CLARK has revealed the gift for fans her mom keeps in her handbags at all times.

The WNBA star is one of the top basketball aces around.

She made her name in college with Iowa between 2020 and 2024.

And last year she was the first overall pick in the WNBA draft as she secured a deal with the Indiana Fever.

Clark’s first year in the league saw her make the All-Star team while also being crowned Rookie of the Year.

And in December she was crowned Athlete of the Year by Time magazine to cap an incredible 12 months.

Now, Clark is raring to go ahead of the new WNBA season.

But she has also achieved a major goal she has chased since childhood.

Last year she became the first-ever female athlete to bag an exclusive partnership with sticker and card company Panini.

And Clark admits her mom hands out cards of her playing to fans as a gift.

But what makes it even more heartwarming is that Clark herself used to collect Panini cards during her own childhood.

She told Eli Manning: “It’s cool because I was a kid who grew up collecting Panini cards.

“I’m pretty sure my mom still has the booklet you slide the cards.

“My parents give them out to everybody. My mom carries them in her purse and if she sees kids who want to say hi she always gives them to them.

“It’s really cool, it’s something as a kid you always dream of. She even handed out the cards at Halloween!

“My dad handed them this year and random people started knocking on the door asking for cards. All the candy was left.”