After a difficult WNBA debut, Caitlin Clark confronts the referee face-to-face to let out her emotions.
Through her first two games as a professional, Caitlin Clark has struggled to find her feet in the WNBA. The Indiana Fever, who are currently 0-2, have lost both of their games by a total score of 57 points.
In the end, Diana Taurasi’s prediction that Clark will experience “reality coming” is coming to pass. Clark is obviously frustrated and has had difficulty adjusting. She hasn’t held back from voicing her dissatisfaction, despite being well-known for displaying her emotions on the court. She confronted an official directly during her first game to voice her displeasure over a soft foul call, and during her second game, a blowout loss, she was clearly furious.
In her debut on Tuesday night, Clark—the first overall draft pick—turned the ball over ten times. She went just 2-for-8 from the field on Thursday night against the New York Liberty, one of the strongest teams in the league, collecting just nine points.
Clark nevertheless put up the team’s best stat line—nine points, six assists, and seven rebounds—in spite of these difficulties. She is not having as much success getting shots off as she did at Iowa, though.
Christie Sides, her head coach, has already come under fire for failing to set up the greatest scorer in college basketball history for success. Her coaching methods and their effect on Clark’s performance are being questioned by fans.
It would be premature to hold both sides solely responsible. Aliyah Boston and Katie Lou Samuelson are part of the weak roster that surrounds Clark. Clark is always being double- and triple-teamed by WNBA defenses in the paint, which keeps her from getting open looks beyond the arc. She is under pressure from them all over the floor, demonstrating how difficult it is to make the switch from college to the WNBA.
