‘Never winning a championship with this woman’: Criticism rises after cameras catch Caitlin Clark throwing a ‘tantrum’

The Indiana Fever suffered its third loss of the season on Thursday night at the hands of the Golden State Valkyries. The Fever entered the contest looking like a legitimate title contender, but ended the game with looming questions, especially surrounding superstar point guard Caitlin Clark.

Clark had her least effective outing of the young season, not only struggling from the field, scoring 16 points on 3-of-12 shooting, but also failing to protect the ball, committing five turnovers. To make things worse for Clark, Golden State had massive success attacking her on defense, scoring a whopping 28 points with Clark as the primary defender.

Her struggles on the floor, coupled with a very hostile Valkyries crowd, may have gotten under Clark’s skin, as cameras caught her blowing up at a referee in the middle of a possession after not being awarded with drawn foul.

Lacking in maturity?

Fans on social media questioned Clark’s maturity level after the exchange.

“She’s a f*****n baby I hope she don’t even sniff a championship,” one fan wrote on X.

“CC hasn’t matured one bit, while her fans online go after Black W players and anyone who doesn’t praise and excuse her,” someone else wrote.

“You never winning a championship with this woman,” one fan wrote.

“(Clark) throws tantrums every game,” another fan added.

Interestingly, sports media personality Cari Champion called out Clark’s behavior on the court in her Flagrant & Funny podcast before the game.

“The more we get to catch these glimpses of Caitlin Clark, I’m like, ‘I don’t like you. I don’t like the way you behave on the court,’” Champion said.

Fans and media members were also frustrated by Clark’s decision to decline a media session after the loss. Clark will have another chance to improve her performance, conduct, and relationship with the media on Saturday night against the Portland Fire.