Current:Home > Scams'I look really soft': Caitlin Clark brushes off slight ankle injury in Fever win vs. Dream -EliteFunds
'I look really soft': Caitlin Clark brushes off slight ankle injury in Fever win vs. Dream
View
Date:2025-04-18 03:52:24
ATLANTA — It looked bad at first, but Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark's tweaked ankle didn't amount to much in the Fever's 84-79 win Monday night.
In fact, she didn't like how she reacted when she looked back at the injury. Clark fell to the ground after getting tangled up with Atlanta's Nia Coffey around the free-throw line near the 3-minute mark of the first quarter. She writhed on the ground for a couple minutes, and her teammates surrounded her while trainers came out.
"I saw the replay, and I look really soft," Clark said, eliciting laughs from teammate Kelsey Mitchell and coach Christie Sides. "It wasn't that bad of a turn, but it hurt. So sometimes you just need to give yourself a second. If you've ever turned your ankle, it just kind of stings for a little bit, so I was good."
More:Kelsey Mitchell keeps balling as Fever avoid nightmare collapse vs. Dream
Clark walked under her own power to the bench following her injury, and seemed to get her ankle taped while guard Erica Wheeler subbed in for her. Clark returned to the game to start the second quarter, no limp in sight.
"(The trainers) were like, 'You want to go in the back?' and I'm like, 'No, just tape it right here, let's go,' " Clark said. "We've gotta keep going, get on with the game. I've done it a few times, it is what it is. You're not a true basketball player if you haven't sprained your ankles a bunch."
She ended up playing the rest of the game, amounting to 37 minutes. She scored 19 points on 6-of-14 shooting (4-of-9 from 3), and added seven rebounds and seven assists.
Follow Chloe Peterson on X at @chloepeterson67.
The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
veryGood! (4681)
Related
- Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
- Could Hurricane Idalia make a return trip to Florida? Another storm did.
- TikTok has a new viral drama: Why we can't look away from the DIY craft controversy
- Alex Murdaugh’s Son Buster Speaks Out on Dad’s Murder Conviction in Tell-All Interview
- San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
- A village in Maine is again delaying a plan to build the world’s tallest flagpole
- Why Miley Cyrus Says Her and Liam Hemsworth’s Former Malibu Home Had “So Much Magic to It”
- Phillies set to use facial authentication to identify ticketholders
- Sam Taylor
- See Selena Gomez's Sister Gracie Shave Brooklyn Beckham's Head
Ranking
- Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
- 6 regions targeted in biggest drone attack on Russia since it sent troops to Ukraine, officials say
- Alabama describes proposed nitrogen gas execution; seeks to become first state to carry it out
- Nebraska aiming for women's attendance record with game inside football's Memorial Stadium
- Israel lets Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for first time in over a year as cease
- Judge finds defrocked cardinal not competent to stand trial for sex assault
- Watch meteor momentarily turn night into day as fireball streaks across Colorado night sky
- California sues school district over transgender 'outing' policy
Recommendation
The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
When is 'AGT' on tonight? Where to watch next live show of Season 18
3M to pay $6 billion to settle claims it sold defective earplugs to U.S. military
'Lucky to be his parents': Family mourns student shot trying to enter wrong house
San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
'100 days later': 10 arrested in NY homeless man's 'heinous' kidnapping, death, police say
Steve Scalise announces he has very treatable blood cancer
Meg Ryan Returns to Rom-Coms After 14 Years: Watch the First Look at What Happens Later