Caitlin Clark<\/a> clearly did not take the action well. While Paige Bueckers maintained contact to ensure the foul was called, the Fever guard reacted angrily and then threw the ball toward the other end of the court, passing close to the Dallas player\u2019s head.<\/p>\nClark\u2019s frustration continued for several seconds until Bueckers gestured for her to \u201ccalm down.\u201d Ultimately, the incident resulted in a personal foul on the Wings guard and did not escalate further.<\/p>\n
However, the moment quickly sparked discussion among women\u2019s basketball fans, as it involved two of the biggest stars of the WNBA\u2019s new generation.<\/p>\n
Despite the exchange, both players have maintained a mutual respect. Their rivalry dates back to their college days, when they were already considered two of the sport\u2019s top young prospects.<\/p>\n
Caitlin Clark gets star treatment in Canada as young fan surprises her before Toronto debut<\/p>\n
Caitlin Clark had previously praised Paige Bueckers<\/p>\n
The Fever and Wings had faced each other just days earlier, on August 14, in a matchup where both stars shined: Clark and Bueckers each scored 29 points in Indiana\u2019s 98-87 victory.<\/p>\n
After that game, Clark praised her opponent\u2019s talent and acknowledged how difficult she is to defend.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, she\u2019s an incredible player. She makes it really hard on us defensively… Paige is a tremendous player. She takes what the defense gives her; she doesn\u2019t force anything; she\u2019s smooth; she finds the open teammate. So she\u2019s just a really tough guard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both stars are expected to be asked about the incident, although everything points to it being a product of the intensity of the game. Additionally, they will share the United States jersey at next month\u2019s FIBA World Cup, where they can channel that competitive fire into a strength as teammates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The play occurred in the final seconds of the second quarter. With less than 10 seconds remaining, Clark…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":820620,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":["post-820619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/820620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}