Another game, another polarising incident that Caitlin Clark is at the centre of.
During Saturday’s WNBA clash between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever, Clark got into a kerfuffle in the heat of competition with Sky guard Chennedy Carter.
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Clark appeared to elbow Carter when the two were going for a loose ball on a possession late in the third quarter.
Clark also appeared to say something to Carter as the two went the other way.
Carter later retaliated after making a shot and bodychecked Clark before an inbound pass, which was upgraded to a flagrant one.
While Carter declined to address the incident in a press conference after the Sky’s loss, the 2020 Rookie of the Year runner-up took to Instagram to clap back critics.
“I grew up with all brothers,” she wrote.
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“All we did is fight and argue. I love the hate more than the love what don’t yall understand. I’d rather you hate me [than] love me and I mean that on my dead aunt.”
Carter’s receipt triggered social media discourse in regard to who was in the right.
Clark stans and new WNBA watchers have appeared to single Carter out and are taking shots at her character on social media in the aftermath of the incident and her refusal to take questions on Clark in the post-game presser.
Carter also reposted a fan suggesting that Clark flopped on the play.
The Fever are immediately back in action Sunday against the Liberty in Brooklyn after squeezing out the 71-70 win over the Sky, improving to 2-8 on the season.
This story originally appeared on the New York Post and has been reposted with permission