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Caitlin Clark Makes WNBA History Against Atlanta Dream
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has continued to improve throughout her historic rookie season. Entering Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Dream, Clark was averaging 24.6 points, 9 rebounds and 5.6 assists on shooting splits of 47% from the floor, 40% from 3-point range and 93% from the line since the WNBA schedule resumed.
Clark is on pace to become the first player in league history to average at least 18 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds.
The 6-foot guard made WNBA history with her rebounding in Sunday’s game against Atlanta. With five rebounds, Clark broke a league record for the most rebounds by a rookie guard in a season (via StatMamba on X). She has 204 for the season with five games remaining.
Per the WNBA’s official stats, Clark entered play on Sunday second among WNBA guards in rebounds per game this season. She trails only Connecticut Sun G/F DeWanna Bonner, who entered Sunday averaging 6.4 rebounds. At 6-foot-4, Bonner is listed as both a guard and a forward by Basketball Reference.
Clark’s shooting and playmaking often receive most of the attention, but her ability on the glass has put her atop an historic WNBA list.
Clark’s all-around play has helped lead Indiana to its first playoff berth since 2016. Indiana (19-17) is in sixth place in the WNBA overall standings. The Fever look to maximize their seeding in the final weeks of the regular season.
The top-eight WNBA records make the postseason regardless of conference. Indiana is trying to hold off the Phoenix Mercury (17-19), who are seventh, and trying to catch the Seattle Storm (21-14), who are fifth.
Angel Reese Breaks Silence on Stat Padding Accusation.
On Sunday afternoon, Angel Reese and the Chicago dropped their sixth consecutive game after a 79-74 loss to the Minnesota Lynx. Now at 11-21, the Sky’s spot in the WNBA playoffs is in jeopardy.
Reese still had a nice performance despite the loss, tallying 17 points and 19 rebounds. She also set the WNBA record for most rebounds in a single season.
During her historic run, many fans have been calling out Reese for how she has reached her high rebounding numbers, saying most of them come from grabbing the ball off her own misses.
After the game, Reese finally addressed this criticism, saying it’s statistically not true.
“Coming into it, I just knew my motor,” Reese said. “Offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds is something that I know I can always do. I knew it was going to translate right away. That’s something a lot of players don’t want to do. A lot of people think it’s because I get my own rebounds, but statistically, it’s not.”
The 6-foot-3 rookie out of LSU then went on to talk about what aspect of basketball wins championships.
“A lot of people think it’s because I’m the tallest on the court when I’m not the tallest on the court,” Reese continued. “Just being able to go down there and being able to bang. Doing things that a lot of people don’t want to do. Defense and rebounding wins championships and I won championships at every level by just doing that.”
Reese won a national championship with the Tigers in 2023, defeating her rival Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
In her rookie season, Reese is averaging 13.3 points and 13.1 rebounds. She is only shooting 37.5% from the field, which is a key factor for fans when calling her out for grabbing her own misses.
