{"id":633419,"date":"2026-04-28T05:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/633419\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T05:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:02:09","slug":"raven-johnson-calls-caitlin-clark-the-goat-after-impressive-wnba-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/633419\/","title":{"rendered":"Raven Johnson Calls Caitlin Clark ‘The GOAT’ After Impressive WNBA Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raven Johnson is quickly acclimating to her new team. The former South Carolina Gamecocks<\/a> star joined Caitlin Clark<\/a> and the Indiana Fever<\/a> as the 10th overall pick<\/a> in the 2026 WNBA<\/a> Draft.<\/p>\n

Johnson made an immediate impact during her Fever debut. The 5-foot-8 guard suited up for Indiana for the first time on Saturday in a preseason game against the New York Liberty<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Johnson logged six points on 3-of-3 shooting, along with three rebounds, a game-high eight assists, a steal and two blocks in 18 minutes of action. She helped lead Indiana to a lopsided 109-91 victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Fever have high hopes for the rookie, and Johnson\u2019s debut performance proved why.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Fever guard Raven Johnson poses for a photo on the orange carpet before the 2026 WNBA Draft. Mandatory Credit&colon; Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Johnson was back at practice on Monday, along with the rest of the squad. The Fever posted a video of the 23-year-old cheering her teammates from the sidelines during a practice drill.<\/p>\n

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Johnson was hyped after seeing Clark drain a three-point shot right in front of her. After high-fiving the two-time All-Star, Johnson turned to the camera to make a bold declaration about Clark.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe GOAT right there,\u201d Johnson stated, pointing to Clark.<\/p>\n

Johnson\u2019s comment quickly drew a lot of attention online.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the friendship that we never knew we needed to see. \ud83e\udd1d\ud83e\udd70\u201d a comment on Instagram read.<\/p>\n

\u201cOmg I\u2019m so excited for these two! Ahhhhh! \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\u201d another said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYall heard her the goat,\u201d a user wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cloving this duo \ud83d\ude0d\u201d a reaction read.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs Raven the sweetest person on the planet or what? \ud83d\ude0d\u201d said another.<\/p>\n

\u201cRaven energy is what every team needs,\u201d a fan wrote.<\/p>\n

Johnson, Clark and the rest of the Fever will be back on the court on Thursday. Johnson will be looking to keep her foot on the gas as she makes her home preseason debut in front of the Indiana faithful at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.<\/p>\n

The Fever will host Paige Bueckers<\/a> and the Dallas Wings<\/a>, with tipoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. <\/p>\n

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Related: Raven Johnson Speaks Out on Caitlin Clark Exchange During Practice<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Apr 28, 2026, where it first appeared in the WNBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Raven Johnson is quickly acclimating to her new team. The former South Carolina Gamecocks star joined Caitlin Clark…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":633420,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,735,48,3459,2803,3457,4658,159759,5923,82,630],"class_list":{"0":"post-633419","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-caitlin-clark","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-dallas-wings","12":"tag-indiana-fever","13":"tag-new-york-liberty","14":"tag-paige-bueckers","15":"tag-raven-johnson","16":"tag-south-carolina-gamecocks","17":"tag-sports","18":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=633419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/633420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=633419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=633419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=633419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}