“Absolutely filthy”- Fans lambast Diamond DeShields for flagrant foul on Caitlin Clark.
Diamond DeShields starred in a controversial moment with Caitlin Clark during Friday night’s
Chicago Sky vs Indiana Fever game. With 3:52 seconds left on the clock in the fourth quarter and
the Fever holding a 96-71 advantage, Clark got a pass off a steal from Aliyah Boston. As she took
off for the fast break, DeShields went after her, lowered her shoulder and hit Clark.
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She was issued a flagrant 1 foul for that action, but the call was only the beginning, as several
fans took to social media to flame DeShields. The harsh comments didn’t take long to arrive, with
some fans asking for severe sanctions for DeShields.
“Diamond Deshields is being absolutely filthy towards Caitlin Clark at the moment,” one fan said.
“Diamond Deshields is a s ** t bag for this. She’s a veteran player. She knows exactly what she did
to Caitlin Clark,” another fan emphatically said.
“WNBA should make a rule where players targeting others purposefully should be fined and
forced to sit out!” another fan expressed.
Others called for more action from Clark or her teammates.
“Her last 3 fouls on Clark was unnecessary and flagrant. Clark or her teammate better swing on
someone to get this shit to stop,” one fan wrote.
One fan compared that play to a football tackle.
Clark had the last laugh over DeShields, as the Fever dominated the game securing the win and
the regular-season series over the Sky, who lost their fifth consecutive game.
Caitlin Clark went off against Diamond
DeShields, Chicago Sky
Caitlin Clark came off a 19-point performance against the Connecticut Sun to beat that team for
the first time this season. The WNBA star rookie picked up from where she left off and raised the
bar against the Sky, going for a season-high 31 points on 8-of-14 from the field and 5-of-9 from
distance.
She only missed one of her 11 free-throw attempts, grabbed four rebounds, dished 12 assists and
turned the ball over just three times.
It was a pretty efficient game for Clark, who couldn’t be stopped by DeShields or whoever Teresa
Weatherspoon put on her. The Fever got the 100-81 win to reach the .500 mark with a 16-16
record.
This team’s turnaround after a shaky start is nothing short of remarkable. They looked lost at the
start of the season, but as the weeks went by and Caitlin Clark found her rhythm, things started
falling into place for Indiana.
After spoiling the Barbie-themed game for Angel Reese, the Fever will face the Dallas Wings on
Sunday.
Angel Reese (Photo Via @byjuliapoe·)
Angel Reese has made her feelings on the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year race very clear.
Reese and former college rival Caitlin Clark have been battling for the prestigious accolade since the beginning of the season, yet they have both insisted that they do not care about it.
The forward, who suited up for the Chicago Sky against Clark and the Indiana Fever on Friday night, was asked about it again ahead of the clash and reiterated her stance, also claiming that the erstwhile Iowa star isn’t concerned with it either.
“We don’t either care about the Rookie of the Year,” she declared. “I think you guys have made it a big thing.
“So just continue just to work within our team, we both wanna, we’ve been waiting to win, and that’s what we’ve done in our collegiate career, we played against each other in two numerous last year and the year before in the March Madness tournament so we’re just trying to do whatever it takes to win, that’s what’s important right now.”
Caitlin Clark Said Pretty Much The Same Thing About Herself And Angel ReeseClark said something similar during her own media availability on Friday.
“I think me and Angel would both give you the same answer. You don’t wake up and think about individual awards,” she said. “I know that’s what all of you think we do… That’s what everybody wants to make this about.
“Both of our teams are competing for playoff spots. That’s our main focus. That’s a selfish thing to just care about an individual award, and she would give you the same exact answer.”
The Fever beat the Sky pretty soundly on the night, blowing them out 100-81, with Clark scoring a game-high 31 points.
Reese, meanwhile, recorded another double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
