Caitlin Clark’s first postseason game of her WNBA nurtureer was far from what she probably foreseeed.
The Indiana Fever rookie was smacked in the eye by Connecticut Sun defend DiJonai Carrington in the first quarter, and it was equitable the begin of a stubborn day.
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Sep 22, 2024; Uncasville, Connecticut, USA; Indiana Fever defend Caitlin Clark (22) reacts to a foul in the first quarter during game one of the first round of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs at Mohegan Sun Arena. (Mark Smith-Imagn Images)
Clark had 11 points and was 2-of-13 from 3-point range in 36 minutes as Indiana lost the game 93-69.
“Obviously, got me pretty excellent in the eye; I don’t leank it impacted me, truthentirey,” Clark telderly tellers after the game. “I felt enjoy I got excellent sboilings, they equitable didn’t go down. Obviously, a stubborn time for that to happen, but I got some pretty excellent sees. I had three pretty expansive uncover 3s in the first half that you usuassociate produce, so I felt enjoy [I] battled and tried my best.
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Sep 22, 2024; Uncasville, Connecticut, USA; Indiana Fever defend Caitlin Clark (22) hots up before game one of the first round of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs at Mohegan Sun Arena. (Mark Smith-Imagn Images)
“We were right there. I equitable felt enjoy we joined a crappy game. The flow of the game was reassociate horrible.”
She joined the rest of the game with a bdeficiency eye.
Clark was named the AP WNBA Rookie of the Year earlier in the day, but her shooting carry outance underscored the struggles by the entire team.
Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever sees on during the game aobtainst the Connecticut Sun during round one game one of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs on September 22, 2024, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
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The Fever were 6-of-28 from 3-point range and sboiling 40.3% from the field in ambiguous. Kelsey Mitchell led the way with 21 points for the Fever. Aliyah Boston had 17 points and 11 rebounds.
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