Deep down, we are all still children, and Caitlin Clark proved that on Wednesday night.
For the first time since the 2021 regular season, the Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun, 84-80, snapping the franchise’s 11-game losing streak.
Caitlin Clark and Lexie Hull (Photo via Twitter)
After the game, Clark, Lexie Hull, and Kelsey Mitchell met with the media for the post-game press conference, at which point things really got crazy.
Indiana Fever star Lexie Hull was speaking on the tremendous game she had — 17 points, eight rebounds, and three assists — when she made an off-handed comment.
“I was just trying to get my hands on as many balls as I could and take advantage of…” Lexie Hull stated as she began to laugh.
Caitlin Clark, as well as Kelsey Mitchell, also burst into laughter as well.
Clark put her hands on her face, “Oh, Lex,” she said.
Kelsey Mitchell scored 23 points, Caitlin Clark had 19 points, five rebounds, and five assists, and the Indiana Fever continued on their torrid pace to stay in the playoff race.
Caitlin Clark Sets WNBA Rookie Record As Fever Beat Sun
We are running out of ways to describe just how great Caitlin Clark has been in her rookie season.
Clark set the record for most made 3-pointers by a WNBA record, surpassing the mark initially set by the Atlanta Dream’s Rhyne Howard in 2022.
She had a rough shooting night, going 3-of-12 from downtown, but she finished with 19 points, five rebounds, and five assists, and Indiana picked up win no. 15.
She is also the first WNBA player to have at least 15 points, five rebounds, and five assists in six consecutive WNBA games, according to ESPN.
VIDEO: Caitlin Clark Had Everyone Talking About Her Scary Reaction After Getting Bulldozed By A Connecticut Sun Player
Caitlin Clark (Photo via WNBA/Twitter)
Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas trucked Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark in the third quarter of Wednesday’s game, but if she thought she hurt her, she was wrong.
The Indiana Fever rookie phenom has had her fair share of bumps and bruises throughout her first WNBA campaign, but the WNBA break at the Olympics certainly helped her get a bit stronger as the season progressed.
Clark was trying to chase a Sun player in the third quarter when Connecticut center Alyssa Thomas came up and laid her out with a vicious pick.
Caitlin Clark hit the court hard after making contact with Thomas’ right shoulder.
Despite the hard shot, Clark did not have to leave the game at all. In fact, she could be seen with a scary reaction as she stuck her tongue out to the crowd to let them know she was a warrior.
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After the game, Caitlin Clark was asked about the concerning hit she took during the contest.
The Indiana Fever rookie phenom admitted that it “hurt” but wasn’t shocked by it since basketball can be quite the physical sport.
Caitlin Clark Previously Spoke On Hitting The Weight Room And Getting Stronger
Not for the first time this season, Caitlin Clark found herself on the end of some brutal shots in her rookie year.
Indiana Fever hosted the Connecticut Sun when the rookie was caught by a hefty bodycheck and sent crashing to the court during the game.
The violent move came from Connecticut center Alyssa Thomas and was called a common foul.
Caitlin Cark wasn’t hurt and wouldn’t leave the game.
Things have changed since she first started her WNBA career.
Taking hits and being pushed around was the reason why she decided to hit the weights and get bigger.
“I’m small, but I try to hold my own the best I can,” Clark told reporters earlier this month, per Andrew Crane from the New York Post.
“… I don’t know, I think I’m discreetly strong. I’m never gonna be the strongest person. I know that. I try to put on some weight, and I’ve been working hard in the weight room. Obviously, there’s some limits to that and what I can do, obviously being in the season, but over the course of the last three weeks or so, we’ve all been going pretty hard in the weight room.”
