{"id":659667,"date":"2026-05-23T02:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T02:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/659667\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T02:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T02:54:16","slug":"wnba-world-reacts-to-caitlin-clarks-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/659667\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA World Reacts To Caitlin Clark&#8217;s Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2277553137.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA &#8211; MAY 15: Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever celebrates against the Washington Mystics at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 15, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana.    NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License  (Photo by Andy Lyons\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>On Friday night, the Indiana Fever played the Golden State Valkyries (at home).<\/p>\n<p>The Fever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/boxscore\/_\/gameId\/401856928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">won<\/a> by a score of 90-82.<\/p>\n<p>Caitlin Clark finished with 22 points, two rebounds, nine assists, one steal and one block while shooting 7\/15 from the field and 4\/9 from three-point range in 32 minutes of playing time.<\/p>\n<p>FEVER DUO GOES OFF IN CLUTCH WIN VS VALKYRIES \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>Caitlin Clark: 22 PTS | 8 AST | 4 3PM<br \/>\nAliyah Boston: 20 PTS | 17 REB | 8-15 FG<\/p>\n<p>Indiana wins 3 straight \ud83d\udd25 <\/p>\n<p>WNBA World Reacts To Caitlin Clark\u2019s Performance<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6038228\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6038228\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2277186444.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"1170\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-6038228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyCaitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever shoots a three point basket during the first half against the Golden State Valkyries at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 22, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what people were saying about Clark:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realapp\/status\/2058006695201145032\" rel=\"nofollow\">Real App<\/a>: \u201cCaitlin Clark this season: \u2014 5th in PTS \u2014 2nd in AST \u2014 3rd in 3PM She\u2019s the only player to rank top 5 in all three categories in the entire WNBA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PolymarketHoops\/status\/2058003337061232890\" rel=\"nofollow\">@PolymarketHoops:<\/a> \u201cCaitlin Clark through 57 career games: \u2014 More points than Diana Taurasi \u2014 More assists than anyone \u2014 More threes than anyone We\u2019re witnessing a legendary run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kaylaparrilla\/status\/2057995768120680581\" rel=\"nofollow\">@kaylaparrilla<\/a>: \u201cCaitlin Clark and Raven Johnson been on one tonight I love it\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StaceyDales\/status\/2057988916859256895\" rel=\"nofollow\">@StaceyDales:<\/a> \u201cCaitlin Clark is absolutely insane. What a performer. That 3 basically from half court. Then trashing.\ud83d\udd25\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HaterReport\/status\/2057989988164227569\" rel=\"nofollow\">@HaterReport:<\/a> \u201cNah man Caitlin Clark is out here WILDING Three from the logo and got all in her defender face and LET HER KNOW about it \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\udc80\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6038245\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6038245\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2277186674.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"1170\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-6038245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyCaitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever defends against shot from Veronica Burton #22 of the Golden State Valkyries during the first half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 22, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CClarkReport\/status\/2057993376457261257\" rel=\"nofollow\">@CClarkReport:<\/a> \u201cCaitlin Clark thru 3 quarters: 18 points 7 assists (2 TO) 2 rebounds 2 stocks Fever take a 5 point lead\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HardRockBet\/status\/2057991850342965335\" rel=\"nofollow\">@HardRockBet:<\/a> \u201cIs Caitlin Clark the best shooter on the planet?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/statmuse\/status\/2058005236766110068\" rel=\"nofollow\">StatMuse:<\/a> \u201cCaitlin Clark vs Golden State: 22 PTS 9 AST 4 3P Leading the league in APG with 9 a game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FanDuel\/status\/2058007740899893367\" rel=\"nofollow\">@FanDuel:<\/a> \u201cCaitlin Clark in May: 22 PTS | 2 REB | 9 AST 21 PTS | 7 REB | 10 AST 32 PTS | 4 REB | 10 AST 24 PTS | 4 REB | 9 AST 20 PTS | 5 REB | 7 AST She has not scored less than 20 points\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clark And The Fever<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6038215\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6038215\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276720365.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"522\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-6038215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyCaitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever during the game against the Los Angeles Sparks at Crypto.com Arena on May 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<p>The Fever improved to 4-2 in their first six games, which has them as the third seed in the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p>They are in the middle of a three-game winning streak (and 3-2 in five games at home).<\/p>\n<p>Following Friday\u2019s game, the Fever will now head to California for a meeting with the Valkyries (on Thursday).<\/p>\n<p>Clark is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statmuse.com\/wnba\/ask\/caitlin-clark-stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">averaging<\/a> 23.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per contest while shooting 43.2% from the field and 34.8% from three-point range in five games.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA &#8211; 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