The Indiana Fever opened training camp on Sunday. Fever fans are excited to see star point guard Caitlin Clark healthy and back on the floor after she was sidelined for the majority of the 2025 season with soft-tissue injuries.

However, some fans are already speculating that there is some drama and bad blood in the Fever’s locker room. Indiana selected former South Carolina Gamecocks standout Raven Johnson with the 10th overall pick in the first round, and Johnson and Clark share some history.

In the 2023 Final Four, Clark waved off Johnson from the three-point line, daring her to shoot. It’s something Johnson has previously admitted has a massive impact on her.

“I was all over the internet,” Johnson said on  “I AM NEXT” podcast. “That’s one reason I hate the internet now, because of that situation. I got bashed, I got bullied, I got called all these things I wasn’t, aka like a monkey and things like that, and I just think I wanted to quit basketball at that time, and I just wanted to go in this little bubble of isolation and just be by myself.”

Lingering Feelings?

During a team huddle on Sunday, some fans online thought the two were avoiding each other and had some strong reactions to the clip.

“Why did raven Johnson just move out of the way so Caitlin Clark couldn’t give her a high five?” one fan wrote on Twitter.

“Of course, day one drama with Raven backing off the high five with CC, who could have seen that coming. Run don’t walk CC, don’t waste your prime on that organization, they don’t get it,” another fan wrote.

“I love it! Go take her spot Raven! You’re a way better all around player than her,” someone else wrote.

“It’s so funny”

For what it’s worth, Fever big Aaliyah Boston, who played with Johnson at South Carolina, downplayed any potential issues between the two on her “Post Moves” podcast.

“It’s so funny, the fans always have more beef than the players actually do,” Boston said. “So it’s always entertaining, you read all this stuff, and fans are hating on one person, hating on another. And then you’re playing with that said person.

“And so I think it’s going to be fine. Everyone has their thoughts, but when you come in, and you’re in the gym and you’re ready to hoop, that’s literally all it is.”

Regardless of their history, it’s probable that Clark and Johnson are now aligned on their goal of winning a WNBA championship together.