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Indiana’s fever did not have to come in defense of Caitlin Clark this time, but Golden State Valks did not provide him with Thursday night.
Clark, when leaving a game that involved a lot of extracurricular activity after the whistle between her and the Connecticut sun, was not her usual loss of 88-77 of the fever against the Valkyries along the way.
Clark shot only 3 of 14 from the field, including his seven fallen attempts of three points in the hoop, since the fever ended up blowing a 13-point advantage in this game to fall at 6-6 in the year.
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Caitlin Clark, #22 of Indiana’s fever, dribla against Laeceia Amihere, #3 of Golden State Valkyries, in the first quarter in Chase Center on June 19, 2025 in San Francisco. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)
Clark told 11 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, while turning the ball six times to Golden State.
While Clark fought beyond the arch, his teammates were not much better. As a team, the fever triggered only 8 of 29 from a three -point land, with Sophie Cunningham, who had been called “Clark” bodyguards “on the court after the previous game against the sun, being the only one to hit more than one of its attempts.
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Meanwhile, the Valkyries, directed at the night of 16 points of Kayla Thornton with five triples, now have the same 6-6 record.
Golden State also saw important contributions from the bank, with Tiffany Hayes (14 points, five assists, three rebounds), Chloe Bibby (12 points, three rebounds, an assistance) and Laeicia Amihere (10 points, three rebounds, three assists), everything that helps your team overcome a two -digit deficit at the end.
For Indiana, Aliyah Boston led the team with 17 points, while Kelsey Mitchell (16 points) and Natasha Howard (13 points) landed in two digits in that category. However, ball losses played an important factor in fever losing their leadership, since the Valkyries forced 17 in total while committing only seven.
Indiana’s fever guard, Caitlin Clark, #22, drives the ball against Golden State Valkyries Kayla Thornton striker, #5, during the first quarter in Chase Center. (Images Darren Yamashita-Imagn)
This Little Characteristic Action of Clark occurs specifically after being pushed in the eye and being pushed to the ground in a game of the WNBA very physical Cup against the Sun on Tuesday night.
Clark was being guarded by Jacy Sheldon when the Sun guard pushed her in the eye, and the superstar of the retaliation fever when removing her away.
That led Marina Mabrey del Sol to run over and push Clark to the ground while her back turned. A skame broke out, but it would not be the end for both teams.
Later in the game, Cunningham concluded Sheldon while trying to score a basket in the last quarter, and intensified to the point where both players were expelled after their physical altercation under the hoop.
Caitlin Clark, #22 of Indiana Fever, prepares to shoot a free kick during the game against the Valkyries of Golden State on June 19, 2025 at the Chase Center in San Francisco. (Noah Graham/Nbae through Getty Images)
Indiana ended up winning the game, 88-71, with Clark totaling 20 points and six assists. It was only his second game since he returned from an injury.
However, this is not the way Clark or fever wanted to answer after that chippy game against the Sun. His next opportunity to return to the Win column will be Sunday against the Aces of Las Vegas.
