Current:Home > NewsHow many points did Caitlin Clark score today? No. 1 pick shoved hard in Fever's second win -TradeWisdom
How many points did Caitlin Clark score today? No. 1 pick shoved hard in Fever's second win
View
Date:2025-04-12 03:50:09
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have added another "W" in the win column.
The Fever picked up their second win of the season, and their first win at home in Gainbridge Fieldhouse, with a highly contested 71-70 victory over the Chicago Sky and Angel Reese, Clark's former college rival.
And things got chippy. With 15.1 seconds remaining in the third quarter as the Fever led 53-49, Chicago's Chennedy Carter blindsided Clark and shoulder checked her from behind as Aliyah Boston was trying to inbound the ball to Clark. A common, away from the play foul was called on Carter and it was not upgraded to a flagrant foul, despite calls from the Fever and broadcasters.
On Sunday morning, the WNBA confirmed that Carter’s foul against Clark has been upgraded to a Flagrant 1 after league review.
“I ain’t answering no Caitlin Clark questions," Carter said after the game. Chicago Coach Teresa Weatherspoon stepped in after more follow-up questions: "That's enough. We're good."
Fever head coach Christie Sides called the play "unacceptable." In a social media post directed at the WNBA, Sides asked, "When will the consistent complaints be heard?!? Something has to be done!"
Clark downplayed the incident after the game. "It is what it is. It's a physical game. Go make the free throw and execute on offense," said Clark, who converted her free throw, which proved to be the difference in the game.
How many points did Caitlin Clark score?
Clark finished the night with 11 points, shooting 4-for-11 from the field and 2-for-9 from 3-point range. Clark also had eight rebounds, six assists, one steal and five turnovers in 37 minutes of play. She's the second player in WNBA history to record 150+ points, 50+ rebounds and 50+ assists through their first 10 career games, joining the New York Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu.
Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 18 points, two rebounds and two assists, including a three-point play where Mitchell got a tip-pass from Erica Wheeler to send the sold-out crowd of over 17,000 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse into pandemonium. (Indiana Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton and ESPN's Pat McAfee were both in the building.)
“The place erupted. I mean, that just gives you so much juice," Fever head coach Christie Sides said. "It's really exciting. These guys are going to stick with us if we keep playing hard.”
Clark added, "Number two, got to keep them coming."
Saturday marked the first professional game between Clark, Reese and Kamilla Cardoso, who made her WNBA debut after the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft was sidelined with a shoulder injury. Reese had eight points and 13 rebounds in the loss, while Cardoso had 11 points and six rebounds.
Clark and Reese's rivalry dates to their collegiate days at Iowa and LSU after Reese repeatedly mocked Clark in the Tigers' 102-85 win over the Hawkeyes in the 2023 national championship game. It continued after Reese appeared to take a shot at Clark in a now-deleted tweet last month.
veryGood! (1)
Related
- Gen. Mark Milley's security detail and security clearance revoked, Pentagon says
- Missouri Supreme Court hears case on latest effort to block Planned Parenthood funding
- FDA investigating reports of hospitalizations after fake Ozempic
- Ivanka Trump called to stand to testify today in New York fraud trial
- 2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston
- Grand Ole ... Cirque du Soleil? New show will celebrate Nashville's country music
- Here's how much you need to earn to afford a home in 97 U.S. cities
- Disappointed” Jeezy Says Therapy Couldn’t Save Jeannie Mai Marriage
- The Best Stocking Stuffers Under $25
- How Joan Kroc’s surprise $1.8 billion gift to the Salvation Army transformed 26 communities
Ranking
- Who are the most valuable sports franchises? Forbes releases new list of top 50 teams
- Hollywood actors strike is over as union reaches tentative deal with studios
- NBA mock draft 2.0: G League Ignite sensation Ron Holland projected No. 1 pick for 2024
- Bond. World's oldest living bond.
- Sam Taylor
- Handful of Virginia races that will determine Democratic edge in both chambers remain uncalled
- Tennessee’s long rape kit processing times cut in half after jogger’s 2022 killing exposed delays
- Texas inmate who says death sentence based on false expert testimony faces execution
Recommendation
Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go
Family in 'living hell' after California woman vanishes on yoga retreat in Guatemala
Baltimore Ravens' Roquan Smith says his 'career is not going down the drain' after trade
Mega Millions winning numbers for Nov. 7 drawing: Jackpot rises $223 million
A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
Tamera Mowry-Housley Pays Tribute to Late Niece Alaina Who Died in 2018 Mass Shooting
Vatican says it’s permissible for transgender Catholics to be baptized
Bob Woodruff returns to Iraq roadside where bomb nearly killed him 17 years ago