Aliyah Boston wasn’t about to let Caitlin Clark get into her habit of being quiet and humble.
While Clark’s M.O. To acknowledge your teammates instead of looking for compliments
Individually, Boston made sure to celebrate Clark after she became the first rookie in WNBA history
scored a triple double.
Clark’s latest record-breaking achievement was a signature 83-78 comeback win last time
WNBA’s best team, New York Liberty.
Rookie Fever’s personal history has fans going wild inside
Gainbridge Fieldhouse and on the Interwebs.
It also caused Boston to explode. When Clark was answering a question about the level of contribution to performance
her status as the first Fever player to record a triple-double for the team
also won the game, Boston interjected to share some of her thoughts on the accomplishment
This.
“She’s so humble, isn’t she? Let me tell you, that’s great, Caitlin. Well done
big sister,” Boston said.
Before Boston intervened, Clark responded to become the first Fever player to score
triple
“Honestly, I’m glad we won. Like I said, I’m very proud
can do a lot of different things for this team. I want to be able to…I think we’re real
It’s great when I can get the ball off the glass and move on to find my teammates and the ants
create for them. Obviously there were 13 assists, which means my teammates made 13
shot off my pass, so it’s on them,” Clark. said.
Clark pointed out earlier in the press conference that her teammates completed passes
how good her pass was when asked what her reaction was when she became
First WNBA rookie to record a triple-double.
“Obviously, I mean it was really great, my teammates really, really finished finishing the ball
at high speed. Number of my assists. It’s thanks to them. Just find them in positions to become
public, whether it’s AB, whether it’s Lyss. I think we did a very good job of that. But yes,
I guess that’s cool, Clark said.
Since her time in lowa, clark’s team is now 18-0 in games played by her
Triple registration.
Clark finished with 19 points, 13 assists, 12 rebounds and 2 steals while shooting
7-of-17 from the field and 3-of-12 from 3-point range.
The Fever will return to action on Wednesday, July 10 against the Washington Mystics in a
the game is at 11 a.m. CT on NBA TV.
