UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The Connecticut Sun, one of many WNBA’s greatest groups at 9-1, had little bother coping with Caitlin Clark and the 3-9 Indiana Fever throughout the first half at Mohegan Sun Arena.
The Sun took a commanding 55-35 lead into halftime, however essentially the most notable second throughout the first half got here when Sun guard DiJonai Carrington fouled Clark shortly after Clark acquired an inbound go from teammate Kristy Wallace.
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DiJonai Carrington #21 of the Connecticut Sun performs protection in opposition to Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever throughout the recreation on June 10, 2024 on the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Chris Marion/NBAE by way of Getty Images)
Clark, who got here off a display, caught the go and began in the direction of the basket. Carrington was late attending to Clark because of the display by Aliyah Boston, and she or he bumped Clark.
But Carrington did not like the decision and thought that Clark exaggerated the foul. After the whistle, Carrington began mocking Clark. Boos got here from the group whereas Carrington made the gesture. No shock, there is a very giant contingent of the group that is inside Mohegan Sun Arena to see Clark.
It’s laborious to listen to on TV, but it surely was clear from inside the world that a big part of the group did not take care of Carrington mocking Clark, significantly since she clearly fouled the Fever rookie.
Interestingly, the in-arena replay confirmed the foul, however the replay crew elected to chop the video off quite than present Carrington’s mocking gesture.
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DiJonai Carrington #21 of the Connecticut Sun drives to the basket in opposition to Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever throughout the second half on the Mohegan Sun Arena on June 10, 2024 in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Brian Fluharty/Getty Images)
Several individuals identified on social media that Carrington flopped earlier within the recreation, although Clark didn’t mock her for it, nor was video posted of the incident.
That being stated, Carrington actually held her personal defensively in opposition to Clark, together with a strip of the Fever guard that led to a buzzer-beating layup previous to the tip of the primary half.
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Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever fouls DiJonai Carrington #21 of the Connecticut Sun throughout the first half on the Mohegan Sun Arena on June 10, 2024 in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Brian Fluharty/Getty Images)
Clark was coming off the second 30-point recreation of her WNBA profession, scoring 30 factors in an 85-83 win over the Washington Mystics on Friday.
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