Caitlin Clark and Fever Had Skylar Diggins-Smith and the Storm In Shambles
It was a feisty affair between the Indiana Fever and Seattle Storm. Not only did Caitlin Clark receive a technical foul she actually thanked the referees for calling, but there was also a heated conversation between the two team's respective coaches in Christie Sides and Noelle Quinn.
All that doesn't include a moment that saw Storm star Skylar Diggins-Smith appear to go out of her way to bump Clark in a bit of frustration. Diggins-Smith could be seen heading to the sideline before picking up pace and veering into Caitlin. Skylar seemed to pull up at the last second but still delivered a borderline bump.
The Storm were NOT happy with Caitlin Clark and the Fever 😬 pic.twitter.com/2C4wQcZBfh
— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) August 19, 2024
This as Clark was motioning to fire up the crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, albeit in front of the Storm's bench. After that transpired Caitlin was still jawing and it looked like she told Skylar and Seattle to "stop crying."
“stop crying 📢 … boring ☹️” and kls trying to distract her, she’s a little toddler 😭 pic.twitter.com/Zh2yN3iuPj
— vi ✰ (@ccloveoml) August 19, 2024
Clark and company were of course all smiles after the game, with CC's All-Star teammate Aliyah Boston celebrating with her new trademark "Bow Bow" and Caitlin playfully expressing that her own social accounts were now dedicated to teammate Lexie Hull, who helped the Fever look as dangerous as they did in the contest.
Do I even have to say it…… BOW BOW BOW
— Aliyah A. Boston (@aa_boston) August 18, 2024
The Storm were obviously not as thrilled following the L. Star guard Jewell Loyd completely dismissed a question about Clark post game, instead choosing to focus on talking about her own team's rookies. While coach Quinn did explain her dust up with Sides as a conversation about "gamesmanship".
Regardless, Clark and the Fever won the game going away, much to the dismay of Diggins-Smith and the rest of the Storm.
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