INDIANAPOLIS — The Fever started their season Saturday with a blowout victory over the Sky, a triple-double from Caitlin Clark, a career milestone for Indiana newcomer DeWanna Bonner and a kerfuffle between Clark and Chicago’s Angel Reese.
Talk about a full opening day.
Gainbridge Fieldhouse was packed with 17,274 fans to see the Fever defeat the Sky 93-58, tying for the second-largest margin of victory in franchise history. Clark, last season’s rookie of the year and an All-WNBA first-team selection, got her third triple-double in the league after 17 in college at Iowa. She had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, plus 4 blocks.
Still, a lot of attention will go to a sequence in the third quarter. Clark, looking to stop Reese from getting a wide-open layup, tried to strip her of the ball and was called for a foul. Reese fell to the floor then got up to go after Clark, who walked away.
Indiana’s Aliyah Boston, attempting to keep the two players apart, picked up a technical foul, which she didn’t know about until after the…
