Caitlin Clark led all gamers on Sunday because the Indiana Fever defeated the Phoenix Solar within the two crew’s first matchup of the 12 months.
Caitlin Clark led all rivals with 15 factors, 12 assists, and 9 rebounds within the recreation.
Clark acquired a standing ovation following the sport as she signed autographs for kids lined as much as see her.
This was an away recreation for the Indiana Fever
The Caitlin Clark impact is actual
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Caitlin Clark schooled three Olympians of their dwelling enviornment.
Caitlin Clark simply beat three Workforce USA Olympians in their very own constructing. pic.twitter.com/UWjCw8F9Zu
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Three Phoenix gamers have been picked to go to the Olympics forward of Caitlin Clark – the rookie sensation and fan favourite who has utterly remade the WNBA.
The rookie nice: Caitlin Clark completed with 15 factors, 9 rebounds, and 12 assists.
The Olympians:
- Brittney Griner completed with 24 factors, 6 rebounds, and a couple of assists.
- Diana Taurasi completed with 19 factors, 3 rebounds and three assists.
- Kahleah Copper completed with 7 factors, 3 rebounds and a couple of assists.
Caitlin Clark dominated the sport. She scored or assisted in 44 of the crew’s 88 factors.
Caitlin Clark scored or assisted on 44 of the Indiana Fever’s 88 factors of their win over the Phoenix Mercury at this time
Rookie Of The 12 monthspic.twitter.com/QhJPZjkWpR
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Indiana coach Christie Sides pulled Caitlin Clark, the best clutch shooter in faculty basketball historical past, from the sport within the closing two minutes. Clark was only one rebound away from a triple-double! This might have been the primary triple-double by any rookie in WNBA historical past.
The Fever gained the sport regardless of their terrible coach.
Recall that Diana Taurasi talked sh*t about Caitlin, saying, “Actuality is coming.”
Right this moment, Grandma Taurasi, the oldest lively participant within the WNBA, had a actuality test.
“It’s wonderful what Caitlin’s been capable of do in her quick profession up to now,” Taurasi stated. “The one factor that I actually love about her, she loves the sport. You possibly can inform she’s put the work in… It’s been lots of strain, lots of issues thrown at her, and he or she retains displaying up and retains getting higher each single recreation.
“So her future is tremendous vibrant, and being a veteran and being on this league for an extended, very long time, it’s fairly cool to see that and go into the long run.”
Caitlin Clark let her recreation do the speaking after Diana Taurasi instructed her, “actuality is coming” ‼️
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Dave Portnoy stated it greatest. Caitlin dominated.
By the way in which Caitlin Clark put up an off-the-cuff 15/9/12 pummeling on grandma Taurasi at this time on the street. However yeah put Diana within the Olympics for the one hundredth time. What a joke.
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Caitlin has arrived.
Diana Taurasi was speaking all that shit simply to lose to Caitlyn Clark in entrance of the biggest dwelling court docket crowd since 1997 pic.twitter.com/1m5WUiXkmO
— Henny (@lilpipecleaner) June 30, 2024