The drama continues to encompass WNBA star Caitlin Clark wherever she goes.
Earlier this month, Clark was on the receiving finish of a flagrant foul from Chicago Sky’s Chennedy Carter, which drew nationwide consideration, and the Indiana Fever guard was concerned in one other on-court incident Monday night time.
This time Connecticut Solar guard DiJonai Carrington overtly mocked Clark after fouling her on the perimeter within the second quarter. Carrington flailed her head again as soon as the play was blown lifeless in an effort to mimic Clark and state her stance that Clark flopped to get the decision.
Clark, who completed with simply 10 factors within the Fever’s 89-72 loss at Mohegan Solar Enviornment, didn’t seem to reply a lot in any respect to Carrington’s antics following the play.
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Carrington obtained the higher of Clark within the last seconds of the primary half when the defensive stalwart cleanly stripped the Iowa product and raced the opposite means for a buzzer-beating basket. Carrington delivering a stellar efficiency as she added to her defensive displaying by netting 22 factors on 7-for-11 capturing.
This wasn’t the primary matchup of the season between Clark and Carrington. The 2 battled twice final month, together with when Clark made her much-anticipated WNBA debut. Carrington bottled up Clark for almost all of that contest with Clark netting scoring 20 factors on 5-for-15 capturing whereas committing an eye-popping 10 turnovers — it was essentially the most turnovers ever in a WNBA debut.
It’s been a tough couple of days for Clark, who discovered this weekend she was left off the USA group for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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