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Breaking News:Caitlin Clark Cooked in Her WNBA Debut
Caitlin Clark’s WNBA debut on May 3 has now come and gone.
It didn’t take Clark long to score her first WNBA basket. And just as fans saw the Iowa icon do 548 times in college, Clark’s first points came with her draining a three-pointer.
Caitlin Clark's first bucket FROM DEEP 🎯 pic.twitter.com/Dulwmx1ypN
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) May 4, 2024
Clark finished the first quarter with 11 points on 3 of 4 from three point range.
At the end of the first half, Clark led all scorers with 16 points on 5 of 9 shooting, including 4 of 8 from three point range.
At one point in the second quarter, Clark made a hesitation move to step back three-pointer that had the announcers stunned.
14 PTS for Clark with 4 made threes! 🔥 2Q is underway
📲: WNBA App pic.twitter.com/KCLiJeZqRW
— WNBA (@WNBA) May 4, 2024
Sports analyst Emmanuel Acho reposted a video of the 2024 WNBA Draft‘s No. 1 overall pick draining a three on X, and wrote, “Them: “Caitlin Clark isn’t gonna be able to do that in the WNBA”
The Fever were leading the Wings 48-40 at halftime.
Clark picked up two fouls soon after the second half started. As a result, she only played 5 minutes in the third quarter, and didn’t score any points.
She then returned to form in the fourth quarter.
An excellent pass fourth quarter she had to teammate Aliyah Boston showed that, even if shots aren’t falling, Clark can still make an impact on offense.
Clark’s debut ended with her scoring 21 points, including shooting 5 of 13 from three point range.