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Caitlin Clark makes history Quickest WNBA player to 500 PTS & 200 AST | WNBA Highlights

Caitlin Clark records 23 PTS, 5 REB & 8 AST in the Indiana Fever’s 90-80 loss to the Minnesota Lynx. Clark became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 500 points in 200 assists as she reached the numbers in 29 career games, 6 faster than Sue Bird.

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And does it without full-sleeve tats.

Okay Boomer

I thought you might call me racist. I didn't expect ageism from you.

:headscratch: Now I might call you racist

Jacki Gemelos:


Emily Engstler:


Well, you are older than me

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Speaking of "racist":


CAITLIN CLARK IS DISRESPECTFUL (MAYBE RACIST)

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Edit, TV news: Fever vs Sky tonight, last Caitlin-Angel meeting this regular season. Tix up to $2K

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Indiana upset Connecticut today to draw within a half-game of the No. 6 seed. This team is on a roll.

A cute moment happened at the postgame press conference. When asked about her outstanding defensive effort against the Sun, Lexie Hull talked about her goal to hustle and defend as best as she can, and ended with “get my hands on as many balls as I could…”

As soon as she said that, Caitlin Clark started snickering and shaking her head. Realizing her “balls” comment, Lexie started cracking up. And Caitlin shook her head and said, “Oh, Lex…!”

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Indiana upset Connecticut today to draw within a half-game of the No. 6 seed. This team is on a roll.

A cute moment happened at the postgame press conference. When asked about her outstanding defensive effort against the Sun, Lexie Hull talked about her goal to hustle and defend as best as she can, and ended with “get my hands on as many balls as I could…”

As soon as she said that, Caitlin Clark started snickering and shaking her head. Realizing her “balls” comment, Lexie started cracking up. And Caitlin shook her head and said, “Oh, Lex…!”

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Clark sets record, Mitchell nets 20-plus again to pace Fever

Indiana's Caitlin Clark broke the WNBA rookie record for 3-pointers in a season, and teammate Kelsey Mitchell became the first Fever player to score 20-plus points five games in a row. It added up to an 84-80 victory over Connecticut on Wednesday night in Indianapolis that ended the Fever's 11-game losing streak to the Sun.

The Fever moved to 15-16 after starting the season 1-8. Their 12-6 record since June 10 is the third-best mark in the WNBA over that stretch, trailing only New York and Minnesota.

Indiana is closing in on getting its first playoff berth since 2016, when it finished 17-17....

The Sun fell to 22-8 after losing to Indiana for the first time since July 3, 2021....

Massive CC impact :clap: :clap: :clap:

My bad, that $2K per seat Fever @Sky regular season finale is tomorrow night. Will it settle the Clark-Reese ROY race? You going, GoCubsGo?

Sky's Angel Reese extends 20-rebound streak; A'ja Wilson lifts Aces

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese on Sunday had her third consecutive game with at least 20 rebounds, while also tying the WNBA mark for most double-doubles by a rookie with 22.

Reese had 11 points and 22 rebounds, but the Sky lost 77-75 to the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces on MVP front-runner A'ja Wilson's basket at the buzzer.

Reese on Friday had become the first WNBA player to have back-to-back 20-rebound games.

The last NBA player to hit the 20-rebound mark for three straight games was Ben Wallace with the Detroit Pistons in 2003. The last NBA player before Wallace to hit that mark (or longer) was Wilt Chamberlain, who had several such streaks in 1973 with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Reese's 22 double-doubles match the rookie total set by Tina Charles in 2010, when she was with Connecticut. The overall WNBA double-double record for a season is 28 by Connecticut's Alyssa Thomas, set last season.

Reese just missed tying Charles' single-game rookie rebound record of 23. The Sky tied the single-game season high this year with 47 rebounds; the Aces had 44....

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I don’t think there should be much of a debate for “Rookie of the Year.” It should be Caitlin Clark all the way. In my view, it’s not even close.

Indiana squashed Chicago today, 100-81, with Clark posting 31 points (a career high) and 12 assists. These two teams are going in opposite directions. After an 0-7 start to the season, the Fever are now 16-16 and have moved into a tie for the sixth playoff seed. The Sky, meanwhile, have lost five in a row and are in danger of falling out of the eighth the final playoff spot.

Caitlin has the advantage of having a really good supporting cast around her, especially Kelsey Mitchell, who has been red-hot lately. Angel Reese is a relentless rebounder and athlete, but she really needs to work on finishing around the basket. I honestly think that Kamilla Cardoso will be the Sky’s top player when all is said and done.

Today Chicago played without their leading scorer, Chennedy Carter.

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0-7 to 16-16 is phenomenal. Nevermind "Rookie of the Year" - "Player of the Year" wouldn't be unreasonable.

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0-7 to 16-16 is phenomenal. Nevermind "Rookie of the Year" - "Player of the Year" wouldn't be unreasonable.

I think A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces has the MVP wrapped up. She’s averaging 27 points and almost 12 rebounds pre game. I think Caitlin should have an MVP or two in the future. :thumbup:

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0-7 to 16-16 is phenomenal. Nevermind "Rookie of the Year" - "Player of the Year" wouldn't be unreasonable.

I think A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces has the MVP wrapped up. She’s averaging 27 points and almost 12 rebounds pre game. I think Caitlin should have an MVP or two in the future. :thumbup:

They can create a GMOY for Caitlin - Gold Mine Of the Year.

They moved both Fever - Atlanta Dream games from their usual Gateway Center Arena, capacity 3,500, to the Hawks' State Farm Arena. Sellouts - 17,575 and 17,608!!

... Indiana has been one of the hottest teams in the league since the Olympic break, improving to 5-1 in that span. By hitting the century mark on Friday -- a season high in scoring -- the Fever demonstrated once more how they've had the best offense in the league since mid-June and how they've become one of the WNBA's most dangerous teams....

BEST!

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I don’t think there should be much of a debate for “Rookie of the Year.” It should be Caitlin Clark all the way. In my view, it’s not even close.

Indiana squashed Chicago today, 100-81, with Clark posting 31 points (a career high) and 12 assists. These two teams are going in opposite directions. After an 0-7 start to the season, the Fever are now 16-16 and have moved into a tie for the sixth playoff seed. The Sky, meanwhile, have lost five in a row and are in danger of falling out of the eighth the final playoff spot.

Caitlin has the advantage of having a really good supporting cast around her, especially Kelsey Mitchell, who has been red-hot lately. Angel Reese is a relentless rebounder and athlete, but she really needs to work on finishing around the basket. I honestly think that Kamilla Cardoso will be the Sky’s top player when all is said and done.

Today Chicago played without their leading scorer, Chennedy Carter.

Stat-laden article backing you up. For example:

Inside the numbers: Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and the WNBA rookie of the year race

... The latest examples of that came Friday night, when Clark and Reese went head to head for the fourth and final time in this regular season. The game, and the individual race, were both one-sided: Indiana won 100-81, Clark leading the way with 31 points and 12 assists — the first such game in WNBA history....

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The Fever won their fourth straight today and are now 17-16 for the season. It’s the first time they’ve been above .500.

Caitlin gets a lot of accolades (deservedly so), but I think Indiana’s best player might be Kelcey Mitchell. K.M. had 36 points today. She and Caitlin form the league’s best backcourt duo. They feed off each other so well.

Chicago, meanwhile, is fading fast. They lost again today, their sixth in a row. I think a lot of the blame falls on head coach Teresa Weatherspoon. She is not the right coach for this team. The Sky needs someone who will provide more discipline and demand more accountability from her players.

Man, I can’t believe I’ve become so invested in the WNBA! :crazy:

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The Fever won their fourth straight today and are now 17-16 for the season. It’s the first time they’ve been above .500.

Caitlin gets a lot of accolades (deservedly so), but I think Indiana’s best player might be Kelcey Mitchell. K.M. had 36 points today. She and Caitlin form the league’s best backcourt duo. They feed off each other so well.

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Man, I can’t believe I’ve become so invested in the WNBA! :crazy:

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Killer CC video:

Caitlin Clark helps push Fever over .500, snapping record streak

Caitlin Clark had 28 points and 12 assists in a 100-93 win over the Dallas Wings on Sunday that pushed the Indiana Fever over .500 for the first time in five years.

The Fever, who improved to 17-16 with the victory, had gone an WNBA-record 189 straight games without a winning record, according to the Elias Sports Bureau....

Mitchell scored 36 points, including a 3 that gave the Fever a four-point lead with 1:58 remaining. Clark and Mitchell hit five 3s apiece, combining to go 10-of-18 as the Fever shot 50% from long range and 53% overall.

"When you have two guards that are both making plays, it puts the other team in the tough position of what to take away, who to put on who," Clark said. "We're definitely shooting it well. We're playing off each other well. We're looking for each other, and we're getting downhill, too. I think it's been a good balance of everything."

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... The Fever are 6-1 since the Olympic break with three of those victories on the road. The reward is six consecutive home games starting Wednesday against the last-place Los Angeles Sparks before the regular-season finale at Washington....

GoFeverGo!

Sky's Angel Reese becomes WNBA's single-season rebounding leader

Chicago rookie Angel Reese broke the WNBA single-season rebounding record Sunday, as she also had her 24th double-double in the Sky's 79-74 loss at Minnesota.

Reese said afterward that she wasn't even aware of the record, which previously was held by another former LSU star, retired center Sylvia Fowles. Reese finished her LSU career earlier this year; Fowles played for the Tigers from 2004 to 2008, then spent 15 seasons in the WNBA with Chicago and Minnesota. Fowles is the WNBA's career rebounding leader with 4,006 in 408 regular-season games.

Reese entered Sunday's game in Minneapolis needing six rebounds to pass Fowles' mark of 404. That was set when Fowles was with the Lynx in 2018, when the WNBA's regular season was 34 games. Reese finished with 19 rebounds Sunday, moving her to 418 through 32 games. The WNBA went to a 40-game regular season last year....

Reese, the 2024 No. 7 draft pick, also had 17 points. She had already set the WNBA rookie season records for rebounds and double-doubles. Now she has the overall season rebounding record and is five away from breaking the overall mark in double-doubles. Connecticut's Alyssa Thomas set the double-double record with 28 last season....

Dennis Rodman had cool hair, too :wave:

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Yeah but Dennis didn't have the eyelashes

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Yeah but Dennis didn't have the eyelashes

He tried.



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Even without playing today, the Indiana Fever have clinched a spot in the WNBA Playoffs. It will be the team’s first postseason appearance since 2016.

The Fever are “in” because both Chicago and Atlanta lost today. The two teams are tied for the eighth and final playoff spot with identical 11-22 records. Each team has seven games left to play.

I watched the Sky’s loss to Las Vegas today. This team is pretty abysmal without Chennedy Carter. They need her back asap.

Interesting facts: Attendance for Indiana Fever games (home and away) has averaged more than 15,000 this season. The rest of the teams have an average attendance of just over 8,000. Also, last season the Las Vegas Aces led the league in attendance with an average of about 8,500. This season, NINE teams are averaging over that number! And six of these teams are averaging 10,000 fans or more per game!

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Another day, another set of records destroyed by CC.

Caitlin Clark's 2nd triple-double propels Fever to fifth straight win

Indiana Fever fans roared when Caitlin Clark grabbed a rebound with 10.2 seconds left in Wednesday's contest. It provided an even better ending to the team's fifth victory in a row: Clark got her second triple-double of the WNBA season.

In the closing seconds of the 93-86 win over the Los Angeles Sparks, she snared her 10th rebound to go along with 10 assists and 24 points. Clark notched the first triple-double ever by a WNBA rookie (19 points, 13 assists, 12 rebounds) on July 6 in a victory over the New York Liberty. She is the fifth WNBA player to have multiple triple-doubles in a season.

Clark had 17 triple-doubles in her Iowa college career, and the Hawkeyes won all those games.

Also on Wednesday, Clark made four 3-pointers, putting her at 102 treys for the season. She is the quickest to reach 100 3s in WNBA history, doing so in her 34th game....

This is the first time the Fever have won at least five games in a row since a six-game winning streak during the 2015 season, when they went to the WNBA Finals before falling to the Minnesota Lynx. Indiana is now 7-1 since WNBA play resumed following the Olympic break. The Fever's only loss during that stretch was Aug. 24 at Minnesota, which is Indiana's next opponent, on Friday in Indianapolis.

Wednesday's game was Clark's third in a row with at least 20 points and 10 assists, which is tied with Courtney Vandersloot (for Chicago in 2017) for the longest such streak. Overall, Clark has seven games with at least 20 points and 10 assists. That is a WNBA single-season record and is already third on the WNBA career list behind Vandersloot (10) and the Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi (9).

Clark has scored or assisted on 224 points in the Fever's five-game win streak, which is yet another WNBA record. Previously, that mark was 220 by Taurasi in 2006, her third season in the league....

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In the closing seconds of the 93-86 win over the Los Angeles Sparks, she snared her 10th rebound to go along with 10 assists

Her instincts/basketball IQ must be off the chart.

One of the things I'm finding impressive is her rebounding. She's a backcourt player of average height and not known for her hops.

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Her instincts/basketball IQ must be off the chart.

One of the things I'm finding impressive is her rebounding. She's a backcourt player of average height and not known for her hops.

I like the assists most of all.

Sunday's game against the Dallas Wings, Showtime Fever:

This chemistry all other teams should be very worried, this Fever team is PEAKING at the right time

The Fever goin strait Globetrotter @Globies on us!

This is what Dr. Naismith prophesied

There’s a lot to choose from but this might be the play of the year for the fever.

When teams start to click like this, it’s a thing of beauty!

this play altered my brain chemistry

Fever are gonna be a problem in the playoffs

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Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Sparks:

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Angel's out for the rest of the season. Wrist injury. Sorry to see that.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/angel-rees ... 27597.html

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Angel's out for the rest of the season. Wrist injury. Sorry to see that.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/angel-rees ... 27597.html

... Reese's full announcement:

... Through it all, I have showed that I belong in this league even when no one else believed....

:headscratch: Coming out of college everyone believed that she belonged, though few would have predicted the dominant season she'd have.

Despite missing the final six games of the Sky's regular-season schedule, Reese will still finish her rookie season with the most single-season rebounds by a WNBA player — not rookie, player — in history, unless Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson catches her. Reese currently has 446 on the season, while Wilson sits at 406 with six games to go.

Reese has also set the WNBA record for consecutive double-doubles (10) and the rookie record for total double-doubles (26). Had she played a few more games, she could have also broken Alyssa Thomas' record of 28.

In any other season, that productivity would have made Reese the frontrunner for Rookie of the Year, but it seems all it will do this year is cement her as a rival for Caitlin Clark, who is making her own history. The race between Clark and Reese might be the most competitive in the league's history, but many thought the award was the Indiana Fever star's to lose, and the extra games will only help her....

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The Sky are currently tied with Atlanta for the 8th and final Playoff spot, and Washington is only a half game behind them.
https://www.espn.com/wnba/standings
It'll be even more of a shame if Angel misses out on the Playoffs in her rookie year.