Best of luck stopping Caitlin Clark right now.
After an inconsistent start to July, the 2024 first-overall pick is averaging 30.3 points over least four games following Tuesday’s 32-point effort in a 105-95 road win over the Storm.
Indiana (18-10) has won all four games in this hot stretch.
She began her streak with a heroic performance against the Storm on July 17, where she poured in a career-high 45 points while shooting 11-of-18 from the field and 6-of-10 from the field.
Her 45-point masterpiece came just a game after she shot 4-of-14 in a loss to the Valkyries two days earlier.
“Some nights, like, you know you have it – even before the ball tips,” Clark told reporters after the 45-point outburst. “I felt like it was going to be one of those for me.
“I feel like you just have to believe you’re going to have those type of nights, and you have to visualize having those types of nights. And I feel like that’s what I did.”
Following a 17-point game against the Liberty on July 18, Clark had 27 points in a 123-88 rout of the Sun on July 22, where she drained five 3s.
Before scoring 32 points in a win over the Storm on Tuesday, Clark participated in the WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday and recorded 17 points in 21 minutes.
“Any time you get to put on a uniform and play an All-Star Game is really special,” Clark said at the All-Star Game. “It’s a really unique experience for myself as I never really got to play in a true All-Star Game (before).”
Even with Clark’s recent dominance, she has been at the center of numerous controversies, including one where she took a shot to the throat against the Mercury in June and a foul wasn’t called.
Fever head coach Stephanie White called the no-call “egregious.”
NBA commissioner Adam Silver even thinks the drama surrounding Clark has gone beyond fouls, as he called the WNBA star a “political football” for people’s agendas both in and outside of the sport.
