WNBA Star Jewell Loyd Dismisses Caitlin Clark Question After Disappointing Loss
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever secured their 13th win of the WNBA season on Sunday after handing the Seattle Storm a 92-75 defeat at the Fever's home turf.
Per usual, Clark produced another impressive performance. She finished the game with 23 points while adding 9 assists and 5 rebounds. However, this stat line doesn't convey the full effect of Clark's game, as she masterfully commanded what has become a lethal Fever offense over their past 20 or so games.
The Storm's best player by far on the day was Jewell Loyd. The 30-year-old superstar and recent gold medalist with Team USA finished the game with 26 points while adding 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
Loyd and Clark have been courteous with each other throughout this 2024 season. Yet, the former Iowa Hawkeye was the last topic Loyd wanted to talk about during her postgame press conference.
X account @WNBAStormChaser posted on Sunday writing, "I asked Jewell Loyd what growth she’s seen from Caitlin Clark from the beginning of the season until now. She had no interest in talking about that and praised Nika Mühl and Jordan Horston instead."
I asked Jewell Loyd what growth she’s seen from Caitlin Clark from the beginning of the season until now. She had no interest in talking about that and praised Nika Mühl and Jordan Horston instead. #WNBA
— Storm Chasers (@WNBAStormChaser) August 18, 2024
The post of Loyd's dismissive response has over 187,000 views less than two hours after it was posted.
Loyd shrugging off a question about Clark likely has nothing to do with how she feels about the rookie. Rather, Loyd was surely already frustrated about the loss and didn't want to dwell on an opponent who helped the Fever take it to her team.
What's for sure is that Clark and Loyd — each of whom are already two of the WNBA's best guards — are set to have some great clashes in the coming years.
Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.