INDIANAPOLIS — Following her team’s final game before the FIBA World Cup break, Caitlin Clark heard a certain four-letter word and blushed.She’s not usually shy. At her most comfortable, Clark’s running point and conducting the Indiana Fever’s orchestra of an offense, then turning to the sold-out home crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, directing fans to stand to their feet and scream louder.However after the squeals on Friday night, and in front of a more subdued setting with reporters, she sat and listened as Fever center Makayla “KK” Timpson shared her gut reaction to Clark’s latest performance: 34 points and 12 assists in a 111-91 win over the Connecticut Sun. It’s the fifth time this season that Clark has reached the 30-10 threshold. In the history of the league, all other WNBA players have combined for just four.“I mean, she’s incredible,” Timpson said. “She’s our GOAT in the league, you know what I’m saying.”Clark couldn’t hold back her laughter. She covered her face in her towel, then continued listening to her teammate’s praise with a wide grin. These days, the overused G-word has lost the meaning it once conveyed. Still, coming from a teammate, it represents the highest form of admiration. So once the embarrassment eased, Clark acknowledged Timpson’s sentiment.“Thanks, KK. I appreciate it,” Clark responded, while glancing down at the stat sheet and still trying to suppress that smile.Ahead of the World Cup, Clark’s happy and healthy, her bothersome back no longer misbehaving like it did at the start of the season. She’s in a flow, easily playing the best basketball of her brief professional career and nonchalantly dropping 30-point games alongside backcourt mate Kelsey Mitchell. She’s competing defensively, hardly ever treating that end of the floor as 24 seconds of drudgery before getting to let loose again on offense.Mostly, she’s ready for the world.