Caitlin Clark after scoring 10pts in the first quarter | Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty Interview
Caitlin Clark after scoring 10pts in the first quarter | Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty Interview.
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Caitlin Clark and boyfriend Connor McCaffery suffer a tough day but it makes them stronger
The pair are still going strong despite a tough weekend professionally.
aitlin Clark did not enjoy the WNBA debut she dreamed of, but she still has a very proud boyfriend in Connor McCaffery.
The Indiana Pacers were thrashed by the Connecticut Sun in their WNBA season opener, with Clark leading the scoring with 20 but committing 10 turnovers.
Despite the scoring, it was the kind of performance you might expect from a rookie coming into a professional league, and Clark will be under no illusions that she will need to learn plenty this season despite her clearly impressive talent.
Still, reaching the WNBA is an achievement by itself, and that’s something Clark’s boyfriend McCaffery has acknowledged in a social media post, posting an image of Clark walking onto the court.
McCaffery had a difficult weekend of his own. The former college star is now a coaching assistant with the Indiana Pacers, and they were hammered by the New York Knicks on Wednesday, falling 3-2 behind in the series.
The relationship is going strong
The pair got together officially on April 24 of last year, and on the same day this year, they commemorated their one-year anniversary as a couple.
McCaffery posted a picture together with Clark and wrote: “”One year of the best mems w my fav person. you make everyday better and I can’t wait for many more adventures together… love you.”
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Indiana Fever vs. Chicago Sky rivalry is gift that will keep on giving for WNBA
CHICAGO — WNBA Finals aside, this was the league’s biggest game since, well, ever.
No disrespect to ot her exceptional games there’ve been over the years. But the Indiana Fever’s first visit to the Chicago Sky since Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso were drafted gave a glimpse of the league’s future, and it is tremendous.
It was a heck of a game, first of all, the Sky winning 88-87 after the Fever missed a potential game-winners with two seconds left. Reese had her best performance as a pro with 25 points and 16 rebounds. Cardoso showed what a problem she’s going to be once she gets her timing down, disrupting the Fever’s offense time and again, including a redirection of a Clark pass that led to a Reese layup that put the Sky on top for good.
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And Clark? Well, we already knew all she does is set records and she did it again Sunday. Her 13 assists, to go with 17 points, was a single-game Fever record.
But the best part of the day was the atmosphere of this game. It was electric, the kind of energy this city hasn’t seen for a professional basketball game since the Jordan years. Wintrust Arena was sold out, and there were lines snaking around the building well before the doors opened. There were celebs sitting courtside. Fans were into it from the opening tip, their cheers downright deafening over the last two minutes.
The game was nationally televised, too, on ESPN. Which likely means more blockbuster ratings in a year that’s already seen a lot of them.
“It’s good for the game. Good for women’s basketball but also good for women’s sports,” Reese said afterward. “Everybody’s watching right now. I think it’s just one of the most important times, right, and we just continue to keep putting on – I think both teams tonight did an amazing job of putting on a show. It was fun.”
Anyone who says differently is being a contrarian. Or a Neanderthal.
The WNBA has always had talented players. Maybe not the depth of it that there is now, but talent nonetheless. There have been some captivating Finals, too. Think the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty last year. The Houston Comets and the Liberty back in the day. Heck, Diana Taurasi’s Phoenix Mercury and … everyone.
What the league has lacked are the fierce regular-season rivalries. Not the personal animosity and cat fighting that some ignorant and ill-intentioned people are trying to stoke. But heated battles that deliver every time the teams meet, with the biggest stars bringing out the best in one another.
