Caitlin Clark is refreshed after an Olympics snub gave her a month away from basketball. She’s setting records, getting technical fouls and calling out WNBA salaries.
Getting snubbed by the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team turned out to be just what Caitlin Clark needed — a month off to refresh her game, refuel her temper and remind everyone she says stuff that grabs attention.
Sure, the Olympic team won a record eighth consecutive gold medal without her, but it didn’t take long for Clark to regain the spotlight. On Sunday, the Indiana Fever point guard set a WNBA record, thanked a referee for assessing her with a technical foul and cried poor-mouth over her salary even though she makes millions in endorsements.
Best known as a scoring machine with almost limitless three-point range, Clark set a WNBA mark for assists in a season by a rookie, notching nine to increase her total to 232. The 22-year-old is on pace to break the overall record of 316 set by Alyssa Thomas a year ago.
She also was assessed her fifth technical of the season after punching the base of the basket when she missed a shot in the third quarter. Two more technicals and she’ll be suspended for a game.
The referee “told me it was disrespectful to the game of basketball,” Clark said.
