{"id":453653,"date":"2026-02-04T16:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/453653\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T16:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:50:08","slug":"caitlin-clark-has-smirking-reaction-to-payton-pritchard-buzzer-beater-after-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/453653\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark Has Smirking Reaction to Payton Pritchard Buzzer-Beater After Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6y\">Reggie Miller compared Caitlin Clark to Payton Pritchard on Sunday during NBC&#8217;s broadcast of the Lakers-Knicks game. It was a comparison that drew reaction from everyone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wnba\/caitlin-clark-deadpan-reaction-to-reggie-miller-surprising-nba-comp-for-her-game\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">except Clark who tried to put on her best poker face<\/a> on live television.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"71\">Fever teammate Sophie Cunningham called it &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShowMe_Pod\/status\/2018800519503089739\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">probably not the best comparison for the generational player that Cailtin is<\/a>,&#8221; and most people agreed. Clark took the comment in stride and moved on like a professional, but on Tuesday night she took to X to nod at the moment after Pritchard hit a buzzer-beater against he Mavericks.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"art\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude0f\ud83d\ude0f\ud83d\ude0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wc0Fda7U4O\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/wc0Fda7U4O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Caitlin Clark (@CaitlinClark22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaitlinClark22\/status\/2018862772692594779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"77\">Three smirking face emojis. What more needs to be said? <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7a\">Pritchard finished with 26 points, seven assists and four rebounds off the bench in Boston&#8217;s 110-100 win over Dallas. He only shot 2-for-8 on three-pointers in the game which is basically how well Clark shot last season after she got injured. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7d\">Clark shot 40% from deep over the first five games last season, but then shot just 14% over her last seven games before she was quietly shut down for the season. Given a full, healthy third year in the WNBA, she should be able to shoot as well as Pritchard this season. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7g\">She just needs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wnba\/caitlin-clark-optimistic-about-wnba-cba-negotiations-ahead-of-big-meeting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WNBA to figure out the CBA<\/a> so there actually is a season. <\/p>\n<p>More WNBA on Sports Illustrated<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reggie Miller compared Caitlin Clark to Payton Pritchard on Sunday during NBC&#8217;s broadcast of the Lakers-Knicks game. 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