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WATCH: Star Caitlin Clark Injured By Ohio State Fans Storming Court After Upset of Iowa

Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball star Caitlin Clark was injured after colliding with an Ohio State Buckeyes fan storming the court on Sunday.

Matt Galatzan

The Ohio State Buckeyes just pulled off the upset of the season, taking down No. 2 Iowa and superstar guard Caitlin Clark in an overtime thriller.

Following the upset, the record crowd at The Schottenstein Center stormed the court.

Unfortunately, per a video from the crowd, it appears that Clark - who finished with 45 points in the loss - collided with an Ohio State fan as she was attempting to head to the locker room, falling to the ground hurt.

Fortunately, Clark was not seriously hurt, telling reporters that she only got the wind knocked out of her. She also noted that Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith already come and apologized to her personally.

"It's kind of scary. It could have caused a pretty scary injury to me. It knocked the wind out of me," Clark said after the game. "(Smith) already came and apologized to me, so I appreciate that. This is what comes with the territory. I'm sure they did their best to do whatever they could. Obviously, it didn't work, and that's disappointing."

The incident with Clark is something that Purdue men's basketball coach Matt Painter eluded to just 10 days ago after Nebraska stormed the court following an upset of his Boilermakers in Lincoln.

"We gotta do something about the court storms, guys," Painter told the media. "I just don't know why institutions aren't ready for it. Like, what did you think was gonna happen if they won? Spread the word. Spread the word before somebody gets hurt."

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Now, that is exactly what appears to have happened in Columbus with Clark - one of women's college basketball's biggest and brightest stars.

Neither Ohio State nor the Big Ten for that matter, have officially addressed the incident as of yet.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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