Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark and Seattle Storm guard Victoria Vivians exchanged words during the Storm’s 103-88 victory on Thursday. Tensions were high and their interaction led to a double technical, but USC women’s college basketball star JuJu Watkins liked the passion she saw from Clark.
“A dawg,” Watkins commented on social media.
The incident happened halfway through Thursday’s second quarter, when Clark was visibly fired up after hitting a long 3-pointer over Vivians. There was a stare down and a slight bump, which led to officials blowing their whistles and Clark’s teammate Aliyah Boston stepping in to separate them.
Here is a video of the incident:
Thursday marked Clark’s third technical foul through her first nine games in the league. The WNBA allows up to seven technical fouls in one season before a player is suspended for one game.
“Being competitive is who I am, sort of through my whole career,” Clark said postgame when asked about translating her competitiveness from college to the WNBA. “I think at…
