The Indiana Fever’s 84-79 win over the Atlanta Dream at State Farm Stadium on Monday night time was an eventful sport for Caitlin Clark. Clark shook off an ankle injury scare within the first quarter, cooked up a highlight-reel, behind-the-back dribble move within the third quarter, then tied a WNBA rookie three-point record after draining a triple within the fourth.
However Clark wasn’t achieved making historical past. The Iowa product scored 19 factors and handed out seven assists within the win, giving her 21 video games with 15-plus factors and five-plus assists, essentially the most in a single season in WNBA historical past.
Caitlin Clark’s 21 video games with 15+ PTS and 5+ AST is essentially the most by any participant in @WNBA historical past 🤯 pic.twitter.com/MqrgPz4peh
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 27, 2024
Followers have been in awe of Clark carrying out the feat as a rookie.
Caitlin doing this as a rookie is insane! endlessly pleased with her 🫶🏻
— kaytee ♡⋆*ೃ:. (@caitlinclarks) August 27, 2024 That’s insane to consider and he or she’s a rookie!!!! 👏🎉❤️🔥
— Ayden Jent PLY (@Ajent20) August 27, 2024
Others started to pound the drum for Clark to obtain MVP consideration.
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR NO DEBATE
— Bones (@PS5BONE) August 27, 2024 MVP
— Zeek6113X (@Luis6113X) August 27, 2024 League MVP 👏
— One Small Step (@full_mount727) August 27, 2024 Are we able to have the true conversations. Caitlin Clark is ready to put up huge numbers and break MULTIPLE information whereas being in a crew beneath .500. ROY is already within the bag🔒. The place is the MVP hype as a result of she is doing MVP issues! Think about if she was in a excessive rating crew💐🔥
— sports_clark (@sportscenter_7) August 27, 2024 If Wilson wasn’t so good, that’s MVP.
— Ted E. Bear (@TedEBear607) August 27, 2024
As this fan identified, two-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson and four-time All-Star Napheesa Collier can have one thing to say concerning the MVP race.
However given Clark’s propensity for making highlight reel plays and league historical past, it will not be lengthy earlier than she is firmly within the MVP dialog.
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TIM CAPURSO
Tim Capurso is a workers author on the Breaking and Trending Information crew at Sports activities Illustrated. Previous to becoming a member of SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, the place he was the lead editor for MLB, faculty soccer and NFL protection. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up simply outdoors New York Metropolis and now lives close to Philadelphia. When he is not writing, he enjoys studying, exercising and spending time along with his household, together with his three-legged cat Willow, who, sadly, is an Eagles fan.
