Live from New York, basketball star Caitlin Clark brings her own joke swap to SNL

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark reacts to fans during an Iowa women's basketball team celebration, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. is expected to be drafted by the Indiana Fever into the WNBA , the Hawkeye legend appeared on SNL 's Weekend Update Saturday to deliver some comedic justice to co-anchor Michael Che .

Before appearing, Che told a joke about the University of Iowa's announcement they will retire Clark's #22 jersey, saying it will be replaced with an apron. With an assist from co-anchor Colin Jost, Clark highlighted some of Che's recent jokes about women's basketball and the WNBA, before asking Che to cold read some jokes live on the air.

The so-called "joke swap" is a tradition in which Jost and Che write jokes for each other that they read live on the air without having seen them beforehand. The jokes Che was forced to read insulted his standup comedy, his ability to be funny in general and suggesting he was responsible for some less than reputable action at Purdue University.Clark is currently one of the biggest stars in the world of sports, after breaking just about every record she could in college basketball.

With Clark expected to join the Indiana Fever, nearly all of the team's game this season will be nationally televised, and tickets for games are already selling out across the country. In Las Vegas, where the reigning two-time champion Aces play, the team has already announced their upcoming game against the Fever will move to a much larger basketball arena.

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