WNBA Fans React to Caitlin Clark Getting Leveled by Punishing Screen

Welcome to the WNBA, rookie.

May 18, 2024; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives to the basket / Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports

Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark had a true "Welcome to the WNBA" moment during Saturday's game against the New York Liberty.

Clark, who was attempting to get back on defense, got turned around and ran right into a screen being set by Liberty center Breanna Stewart.

Here's the clip of Clark, who took quite the shot on the clean pick set by Stewart:

Caitlin Clark getting done how the Bad Boys Pistons did MJ 😂😂

pic.twitter.com/stNVXSg4tW

— Hater Report (@HaterReport_) May 18, 2024

WNBA fans couldn't believe their eyes:

Clean, non-violent screen. Clark's teammates need a refresher course in communication. https://t.co/ZvsYUdDEpS

— Tim Ring (@timringTV) May 18, 2024

I like Caitlin. But I love the hazing coming into the league. WNBA tougher than NBA now https://t.co/YHjp3qRCVs

— B (@aHyerPower) May 18, 2024

Talk about Baptism of Fire, my lord https://t.co/QFM8s6PhuC

— Bushman Senchou (@DJBushman) May 18, 2024

Damn she got folded up like a funeral chair. But it’s her teammates responsibility to call out the screen. https://t.co/EK1ajBZX1l

— BIG GEESKI 🎙️ Still Ya Muva’s FAVORITE (@younggee4eva) May 18, 2024

I will say this AGAIN for those “new” fans… Rookies learn and adjust. Especially the good ones. Happens on the men’s side, happens to good freshmen when they first get to college.

This is Caitlin’s right to passage. If she is who she’s suppose to be… this only adds fuel! https://t.co/rXPUxHPPez

— Charles Belt III (@AGGIES_HC_Belt) May 18, 2024

It’s rough and they gonna turn her into a beast! This is honestly dope as hell to watch. This like a movie. https://t.co/Pj9v1ufJDZ

— Terrance 🦅 (@spiketeejoint) May 18, 2024

Oooooouch. #WelcomeToTheW 👀 https://t.co/tVEo8rsnrF

— Prof. Tonya M. Evans | #CEOofME (@IPProfEvans) May 18, 2024

Clark and the Fever lost 91–80 to drop to 0-3 on the season. The Indiana rookie posted her most efficient game yet at the WNBA level, scoring 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting, including a 4-of-10 mark from three-point range.

The Fever are back in action on Monday night against the Connecticut Sun.