(Photo : Justin Casterline/Getty Images) Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever reacts after a 3 pointer through the first half wam at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on August 16, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Caitlin Clark acquired the fifth technical foul of her rookie season on Sunday, because the Indiana Fever secured an enormous win over the Seattle Storm, 92-75 win.
Clark, who has been stellar since getting back from the Olympic break, scored 23 factors along with 9 assists, 5 rebounds, and a couple of blocks, to assist in giving the Fever its thirteenth win.
Despite the Rookie of the Year favourite’s highly effective efficiency, a irritating 3-of-10 from the three acquired the most effective of the 22-year-old. After lacking a three-pointer within the third quarter, a annoyed Clark slammed the stanchion, resulting in a technical foul.
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“I got a technical for basically being mad at myself because I missed a three, and then I went and hit the backboard,” a dismayed Clark mentioned through the post-game press convention, sharing how the referee discovered her motion “disrespectful” to the sport.
Clark clarified that her response had nothing to do with the officiating or her opponents, it was simply the “competitor” in her that felt like she ought to be capable of ship extra for her workforce.
However, Clark thanked the referee for lighting a fireplace in her and the workforce, serving to the Fever rating a 57-point second half, in comparison with solely 41 for the Storm.
“I think he fired me up to continue to play a lot harder. I thought we got a lot better after he did that, so I want to thank him for that,” the 2024 primary draft decide sarcastically added.
Caitlin Clark says the ref instructed her she was “being disrespectful to the game of basketball” after handing Clark a technical foul for hitting the backboard along with her hand. pic.twitter.com/rN3cWU2Usf
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Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA Rookie Record
Clark’s Sunday play additionally allowed her to interrupt the WNBA file for the Most Assists in a Season by a Rookie with 232, and counting. She moved previous Ticha Penicheiro file of 224 for the Sacramento Monarchs in 1998.
On Friday, the previous Iowa Hawkeyes standout additionally had double-digit assists, with 10 and 29 factors, main the Fever previous Diana Taurasi’s Phoenix Mercury.
The Indiana Fever will face the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday.
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