Saturday’s sport amongst the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky was supposed to be a celebration of the WNBA’s most heralded rookie class ever, with Fever guard Caitlin Clark squaring off towards Sky ahead Angel Reese and heart Kamilla Cardoso.
Although still a memorable game—Indiana won 71–70—it became nonetheless one more unfortunate referendum on Clark’s status during the league.
Late in the 3rd quarter, Chicago guard Chennedy Carter slammed into Clark on an inbounds go and was referred to as for an off-ball foul.
When the quarter was about, Clark was asked about the foul.
“Yeah, which is just not a basketball engage in,” Clark claimed via The New York Post. “But you know I have gotta participate in by way of it, that’s what basketball is about at this level.”
Chennedy Carter fouls Caitlin Clark on the inbound. Absent-from-perform foul called. pic.twitter.com/LodLF5oKMF
— Matthew Byrne (@MatthewByrne1) June 1, 2024
With the get, the youthful Fever enhanced to 2–8 on the time.
