Caitlin Clark had a bad day at work on Thursday as she shot only 25% in the Fever’s 88-90 loss to the Golden State Valkyries. Following the loss, the Fever star did not make a media apperance.
She finished with a season low of 16 points, four rebounds and six assists on 3 of 12 shooting from the field and 2 of 6 shooting from downtown. Veronica Burton led the charge for the Valkyries in the win with a game-high 25-point finish.
On Friday, Yahoo Sports shared news of Clark missing media apperance to fans on X. Fans flooded the post’s comments section with their opinions.
“Sore loser a**!!!” one fan said.
“Weak,” another fan said.
“They said she was gonna come into the league and take over,” another fan commented.
More reactions here:
“What happened to all that taunting LMFAOOOO sore loser,” one fan commented.
“I was told she was gonna change the WNBA game. It’s year 3 and I’m not impressed,” another fan commented.
“Can’t shy away from the spotlight when things don’t go your way. Very disappointing,” another fan said.
This was the first game that Caitlin Clark has scored less than 20 points. She is averaging 22.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game on 41.0% shooting.
What will be Caitlin Clark’s punishment for missing media availability following loss to Valkyries?
Caitlin Clark’s absence in the post-game presser has landed her in a position where the league will have to take action against her. Clark, who was the leading scorer for the Fever on the night along with Raven Johnson, was obligated to face the media under the WNBA’s media access policy.
“No later than 10 minutes following the game, each head coach and two players (leading scorer and key contributor) per team will be available in the separate press conference rooms for in-person and Zoom media,” the WNBA policy states.
However, this is Clark’s first offense this season and she will be issued only a warning.
“A warning will be issued for a first violation, and subsequent violations may result in fines for the offending player and their team,” the policy states.
If Thursday’s game had been an end-of-season game or a playoff matchup, the league could have fined Caitlin Clark instead of issuing her a warning. The Fever will visit the Portland Fire in their next matchup on Saturday.
Edited by Avi Shravan