LeBron James and Caitlin Clark (Image Credits: Getty Images)
Basketball fans recently witnessed an intense competition between long-time rivals. Caitlin Clark, the standout player of the Indiana Fever, gave fierce competition to Angel Reese, the Chicago Sky forward, in a recent game between Sky and Fever. However, Clark once again showed everyone why she was the most anticipated player before her WNBA Draft by leading the Fever to a 100-81 victory against the Sky. Her exceptional performance was praised by NBA superstar LeBron James.
Clark, who was recently praised by a WNBA champion, entertained the crowd with her remarkable skills. The 22-year-old scored a double-double with an impressive 31 points, 12 assists, and four rebounds in her 32 minutes of play. Los Angeles Lakers star James was stunned by Clark’s dominating performance and gave a four-word response to the haters of the Fever standout player.
Shortly after her debut, Clark became a sensational player who was loved and praised by most players, analysts, and fans. However, she also garnered some detractors during that time. James shut down all of Clark’s haters by posting “CAITLIN CLARK!!!!! HI HATERS” on his social media account on X (formerly known as Twitter).
LeBron James Pointed Out Some Unique Skills Of Clark
LeBron James has consistently shown support for Clark. The all-time points leader has praised the standout Fever player on numerous occasions. In May 2024, while appearing on the Mind the Game podcast with the Lakers’ new head coach, JJ Redick, James emphasized some unique qualities of Clark.
“The one thing that I love that she’s bringing to her sport is more people want to watch. More people want to tune in. Don’t get it twisted, don’t get it up: Caitlin Clark is the reason why a lot of great things are going to happen for the WNBA.” James said.
Clark is considered one of the greatest collegiate players of all time. In her first season in the WNBA, the 22-year-old point guard has already achieved several milestones. Clark’s next game will be against the Dallas Wings, and it will be fascinating to see the rookie’s performance.
VIDEO: Caitlin Clark Was The Victim Of Yet Another Ugly Cheapshot From One Of Angel Reese’s Chicago Sky Teammates
Diamond DeShields fouling Caitlin Clark (Photos via @JoshReynolds24 X)
Caitlin Clark has already had a lot of drama surrounding her this WNBS season. Much of that drama comes from other players who don’t respect Clark because of her rookie status and think people hype her up too much.
Possibly, the latest example of that was this brutal cheap shot that Diamond DeShields of the Chicago Skjy took on Clark as she was dribbling down the court.
The foul has many fans outraged, thinking that it was on purpose just because of who Clark is.
“Hahahahaha they brought DeShields in there to as a goon. Down 25 with 3 minutes and she got 3 fouls on Clark, including that one. We ALL know what that was about,” one comment said.
“DeShields better get suspended for assaulting a player on the court. This is the type of play that made the WNBA unpopular. Nobody wants to watch that,” another said.
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“Catlin averages 4 free throw attempts a game but against Chicago went to the line 11 times because they were getting blown out and kept fouling her in frustration but the sky is a dirty team as we’ve seen under Weatherspoon and a terrible team now 11-20 with 5 straight losses,” a third added.
Many fans though DeShields should have also been ejected for the play, but ultimately was not.
Caitlin Clark Has Led Indiana Fever To .500 Record
The Indiana Fever has been one of the worst teams in the league for quite some time now. However, they struck gold when they could take Clark with the first overall pick last year.
Now Clark is repaying them by leading them to a .500 record as of Saturday. The Fever sits with a 16-16 record. The team has not finished with a record of .500 or better since 2017, when they finished 17-17.
