The Indiana Fever are in the midst of a two-game slide after falling to the Golden State Valkyries and Portland Fire in a recent west coast road trip.
Star Fever guard Caitlin Clark struggled in both games, particularly on the defensive end of the floor, where the Fire and Valkyries targeted her to great success.
At one point in the second quarter against the Freon Saturday, Clark was involved in a heated exchange with head coach Stephanie White, that resulted in White subbing her out of the game for rookie Raven Johnson. At Monday’s practice, Clark addressed the moment.
“First of all, two people being competitive. Two people that really want to win. And, you know, I think a lot of those things happen all the time.
“And I know there’s a camera on me and that’s how it’s going to be. But there’s a lot of people out there in the media or on TV that they think they know a lot of things and they’re just blatantly wrong about a lot of things.
“And I ride for Steph. I ride for these girls. Steph has my back more than anybody. So You know, nobody in that locker room, in our locker room, or Steph, or our coaching staff thought twice about it. It’s just another example of what everybody, all of you, want to blow up and make something that is just lost and not in reality.”
Indiana’s next game is on Thursday against Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream. It’ll be interesting to see how Clark handles the spotlight that’ll come with the marquee matchup.
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