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\t\tCaitlin Clark was sidelined against the Las Vegas Aces owing to her lingering back injury. This was the second consecutive game that Clark sat out due to her injury woes. And while the Indiana Fever<\/a> would like their best player to return to action soon, they are trying to stay positive in the meantime. Much to the delight of the Fever fans, their latest game against the defending champions came as a happy outing. And head coach Stephanie White could not hide her true feelings in the locker room following the game. A face-off against the defending champions is always a tough task. Despite Clark and A\u2019ja Wilson being missing in action, the game had a lot of importance for both sides. Thankfully, it was Indiana who emerged on the winning side, drubbing the Aces 84-68. Soon after the game was over, the Fever head coach stormed into the locker room and had warm praises for her team\u2019s efforts.<\/p>\n \u200b<\/p>\n \u201cRight, y\u2019all, great job. Great job. We did a lot of great things. I\u2019m sure this has to be a season low seven turnovers.Wow. Thank you,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s not all. She also pointed out key statistics that helped the team put over WNBA powerhouse Las Vegas Aces. White heaped praise as the Fever clinched 13 offensive rebounds while managing to clinch a 39-30 upper hand in rebounds.<\/p>\n Fever\u2019s defense, too, was top-notch. According to the head coach\u2019s analysis, the Aces shot 62%. However, the figures dropped drastically as Indiana forced opponents to shoot just 45% in the second quarter and 40% by the third quarter.<\/p>\n \u200b<\/p>\n Surely, this would significantly boost the team\u2019s morale. For Indiana, the likes of Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston stood out. Mitchell logged in for 32 minutes and dropped 27 points. Likewise, Boston had 18 points from 31 minutes of action. Both the stars had a good outing in terms of shooting, as Mitchell and Boston shot 7-of-18 and 7-of-13, respectively, from the field. Meanwhile, as the victory will surely provide the team with added zeal, the 49-year-old head coach also showed her sporting spirit while defending Alyssa Thomas.<\/p>\n Stephanie White Comes To Alyssa Thomas\u2019 Defense Following Caitlin Clark Fiasco \u200b<\/p>\n White said, via Chicago Sun-Times\u2019 Alissa Hirsh<\/a>, \u201cI just want to address what\u2019s going on with (Thomas). As a league as a whole, there\u2019s been so much more toxicity, racism, homophobia, straight-out nonsense. Hate nonsense. It is absolutely unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n \u200b<\/p>\n She further added, \u201cBut it\u2019s not hard to not be a j**k. If you are one of these people who are online doing this, do not call yourself a WNBA fan.\u201d<\/p>\n \u200b<\/p>\n The 49-year-old further stated that she believes true WNBA fans, or Fever fans, are not the ones spreading hatred. In fact, according to White, it is a particular group of people who want to use the WNBA to create \u2018divisive agendas,\u2019 causing all the trouble.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tNilesh Kumar<\/a> Nilesh Kumar is a sports journalist covering the NFL, college football, the NBA, and breaking sports news. His work has appeared in Heavy Sports, Sports Illustrated’s OnSI network, 49ers Webzone, VAVEL, and Sportskeeda. He specializes in breaking news, player updates, trade rumors, and in-depth analysis across professional and college sports.
\nStephanie White is elated at her team\u2019s Performance.<\/p>\n
\nIn recent times, the biggest headline in the WNBA has been the clash between Clark and Thomas. Back on June 24, when the Phoenix Mercury played Indiana, Thomas was caught putting her fist on Clark\u2019s throat. Such an action immediately had the Mercury star suspended for a game. However, as the incident escalated, the veteran star faced widespread backlash from fans. Unfortunately, the backlash soon turned into online harassment, which the Fever head coach vehemently spoke against<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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