Caitlin Clark overcomes injury scare, drops 29 points on Dallas Wings as Fever take top spot in East
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever were back at the friendly confines of Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis as they welcomed another one of the league's biggest stars, Paige Bueckers, and the Dallas Wings.Now, there's been a lot of drama in the WNBA as of late, and this one delivered some of that as well.Just a different brand of drama. Not the clotheslining and rage-tweeting-about-White-privilege-from-the-locker-room kind.DIJONAI CARRINGTON RESPONDS TO 'WHITE PRIVILEGE' POST, BUT LEAVES MEANING OF IT STILL UNCLEARThe Wings entered the game shorthanded, with Azzi Fudd among those sidelined.Still, despite missing some serious firepower, Dallas kept things close.It started slowly, with both teams failing to put more than 20 points on the board in the first quarter, but the offense ramped up a touch in the second quarter, with the Wings taking a 37-35 lead to the locker room.Speaking of which, it was at the very end of the first half that one of the most notable moments of the game occurred.Clark rolled her ankle while the Fever were on defense and, worse yet, hobbled off the court to the locker room.The Fever were hoping to take over first place in the Eastern Conference, and that would be tough in a close game without Clark.However, thousands of fans in the building breathed a sigh of relief when Clark started the second half and went on a roll.ZERO BS.
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Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever were back at the friendly confines of Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis as they welcomed another one of the league's biggest stars, Paige Bueckers, and the Dallas Wings.Now, there's been a lot of drama in the WNBA as of late, and this one delivered some of that as well.Just a different brand of drama. Not the clotheslining and rage-tweeting-about-White-privilege-from-the-locker-room kind.DIJONAI CARRINGTON RESPONDS TO 'WHITE PRIVILEGE' POST, BUT LEAVES MEANING OF IT STILL UNCLEARThe Wings entered the game shorthanded, with Azzi Fudd among those sidelined.Still, despite missing some serious firepower, Dallas kept things close.It started slowly, with both teams failing to put more than 20 points on the board in the first quarter, but the offense ramped up a touch in the second quarter, with the Wings taking a 37-35 lead to the locker room.Speaking of which, it was at the very end of the first half that one of the most notable moments of the game occurred.Clark rolled her ankle while the Fever were on defense and, worse yet, hobbled off the court to the locker room.The Fever were hoping to take over first place in the Eastern Conference, and that would be tough in a close game without Clark.However, thousands of fans in the building breathed a sigh of relief when Clark started the second half and went on a roll.ZERO BS. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!The floodgates opened offensively, with Clark finishing the night with 29 points and 10 assists.
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- Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever were back at the friendly confines of Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis as they welcomed another one of the league's biggest stars, Paige Bueckers, and the Dallas Wings.Now, there's been a lot of drama in the WNBA as of late, and this one delivered some of that as well.Just a different brand of drama. Not the clotheslining and rage-tweeting-about-White-privilege-from-the-locker-room kind.DIJONAI CARRINGTON RESPONDS TO 'WHITE PRIVILEGE' POST, BUT LEAVES MEANING OF IT STILL UNCLEARThe Wings entered the game shorthanded, with Azzi Fudd among those sidelined.Still, despite missing some serious firepower, Dallas kept things close.It started slowly, with both teams failing to put more than 20 points on the board in the first quarter, but the offense ramped up a touch in the second quarter, with the Wings taking a 37-35 lead to the locker room.Speaking of which, it was at the very end of the first half that one of the most notable moments of the game occurred.Clark rolled her ankle while the Fever were on defense and, worse yet, hobbled off the court to the locker room.The Fever were hoping to take over first place in the Eastern Conference, and that would be tough in a close game without Clark.However, thousands of fans in the building breathed a sigh of relief when Clark started the second half and went on a roll.ZERO BS.
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