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Caitlin Clark might be counting on the house crowd to assist her rebound from Tuesday night time’s loss towards the Connecticut Solar when the Indiana Fever play their residence opener towards the New York Liberty Thursday night time.
Clark, 22, spoke to reporters following her lackluster debut within the WNBA earlier this week.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives previous Connecticut Solar guard DiJonai Carrington throughout a WNBA recreation Could 14, 2024, at Mohegan Solar Area in Uncasville, Conn. (M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire through Getty Pictures)
The previous Iowa star was adamant about not getting caught up within the detrimental after the double-digit loss to the Solar, a mindset she continued to embrace Thursday afternoon forward of the Fever’s recreation towards the Liberty.
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“I’m actually excited. I feel the gang’s going to be actually good. We’re going to wish it to make use of for our benefit,” she advised reporters.
“The Liberty is a very good workforce. Our schedule just isn’t simple by any means, however once you’re on this league and there’s 12 groups — everyone’s good all throughout the board — it’s important to present up each single night time. However I feel the largest factor is, we performed on Tuesday, and it wasn’t precisely what we wished.
“However we get to come back again tonight on our residence courtroom and have a chance to play higher, to study, to make things better.”
Connecticut’s protection restricted Clark within the first half of Tuesday’s recreation. She went scoreless within the first quarter-hour and struggled along with her signature 3-point shot. Regardless of the stress, Clark adjusted.
Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever, proper, controls the ball, defended by DiJonai Carrington (21) of the Connecticut Solar in the course of the third quarter in a recreation at Mohegan Solar Area Could 14, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (Elsa/Getty Pictures)
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She led the Fever with 20 factors. However she was 5 of 15 from the sector and dedicated 10 of Indiana’s 25 turnovers.
“Not every little thing goes to be excellent. Once more, that is solely our second recreation,” Clark added Thursday. “We’ve bought a younger group, however so long as we’re studying and persevering with to get higher, that’s what will be optimistic for us.”
Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever smiles earlier than a recreation towards the Connecticut Solar Could 14, 2024, on the Mohegan Solar Area in Uncasville, Conn. (Brian Babineau/NBAE through Getty Pictures)
The Fever have a tricky schedule this week. They traveled again from Connecticut with simply someday of relaxation earlier than the house opener.
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The Liberty are coming off a win towards the Washington Mystics. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and the sport might be streamed nationally on Amazon Prime.
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