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Caitlin Clark has by no means been afraid to indicate her emotion, significantly when the Fever are struggling. Her newest "outburst" is not any exception.
The Indiana star issued a stern message to her teammates through the Fever's loss to the Mystics on Sunday. Clark, who led the way in which for the Fever with 25 factors on 6-of-20 taking pictures, was lower than happy with Indiana's defensive exhibiting early.
Given the stakes connected to Sunday's recreation, her frustration was a minimum of considerably comprehensible. Right here's what it is advisable know.
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Clark was exasperated by Indiana's defensive struggles within the first quarter of Monday's recreation. The Fever phenom stated as a lot whereas bringing the ball down the ground on the finish of the interval, utilizing profanity to make her level abundantly clear.
"That's why we have to rotate, so it's not each one for themselves," Clark stated. "F—."
Caitlin Clark is visibly & verbally annoyed with the Fever’s lack of protection within the 1st quarter 👀 8
— Kyle Ingram (@SnapshotKyle) 6
Her phrases proved prophetic. The Fever went on to concede 93 factors on the day, two factors larger than their common (the Twelfth-worst mark within the league). The Mystics sank 57 % of their shot makes an attempt. They shot 50 % from past the arc, one thing of an anomaly given the truth that Washington ranks close to the underside of the league in three-pointers made, three-pointers tried and three-point fee.
Indiana's defensive foibles have been an excessive amount of for Clark and Co. to beat. The Fever fell by 16 factors to Washington, leaving them only one recreation above the Liberty, Mystics and Wings within the playoff standings.
Clark produced 25 factors within the outing, albeit on poor effectivity. She regarded lower than happy with the Fever's efficiency at occasions, though that’s to be anticipated in a blowout loss. The stakes of the sport did nothing to assist her temper; with the defeat, Indiana will want some assist if it desires to get house court docket benefit within the first spherical.
I’d like to see others on the Fever play with the identical fireplace Caitlin Clark does. Yesterday’s recreation was a humiliation and 90% of the roster regarded like they didn’t wish to be there. b
— Rudy Harlan (@RudyHarlan8) 6
The Fever shut their regular-season with a pair of matchups towards the WNBA's finest workforce to date, the Lynx.