Indiana Fever fans slammed Alyssa Thomas, blaming the Phoenix Mercury star for Caitlin Clark’s injury exit in Wednesday’s game. Clark left with 5:15 left in the third quarter and didn’t return. The Fever ruled her out, citing her back injury, for which she’s become a staple on the injury report.
According to reporter Chloe Peterson, Clark tweaked her back in the second quarter when she got fouled. However, Fever fans revisited controversial incidents and no calls against Thomas during that period to blame the Mercury star for Clark’s injury.
Here’s a video of that play:
Fever fans didn’t hold back on Thomas’ “dirty” tactics, flooding the comments section under Peterson’s X post. Here are some of the reactions calling out Thomas:
Caitlin Clark’s WNBA record streak ends after injury exit
Caitlin Clark was in the middle of her best offensive streak in the WNBA before Wednesday’s injury exit against the Mercury. The Fever star had scored 20-plus points and dished at five-plus assists in six consecutive games. It was the longest streak for any player in WNBA history.
On Wednesday, however, Clark’s run ended after her injury exit. She had 19 points and eight assists on 5 of 9 shots, including 3 of 4 from three-point range. Clark was 6 of 6 from the free-throw line.
The Fever were up two when she left. They kept the lead afloat and even extended it by six early in the fourth. However, the Mercury crawled back and took a four-point lead with just under four minutes left.
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