Caitlin Clark emphatically starts off WNBA, Fever career with unreal 3-point shooting
Would it have happened any other way?
Caitlin Clark, playing in her first WNBA preseason game in an Indiana Fever uniform, nailed a deep 3-pointer for her first bucket as a professional.
Shortly after she recorded a defensive rebound, Clark knocked down a 28-foot trey with 9:12 left in the first quarter as she sank her first attempt from the floor.
It was part of a night where she scored a team-high 21 points in a 79-76 loss to the Dallas Wings.
She missed a game-tying bucket from the corner at the final horn, but Clark made a strong first impression in her first game with the Fever.
She led all scorers — from both the Fever and the Wings — with 16 points in the first half.
For the game, Clark went 6 of 15 from the field and 5-for-13 from 3-point land, adding three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
In limited minutes in the second half — 28 overall for the game — she scored five points.
She showed off her shooting range and her ball skills, creating a number of highlight-reel-worthy plays in what the Fever hope is a preview of what is to come in her rookie season.
