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Caitlin Clark Savagely Roasted By Connecticut Sun Over Hard Hit in WNBA Debut

This looked like it hurt.

Andy Nesbitt

Caitlin Clark struggled a bit in her WNBA debut Tuesday night.
Caitlin Clark struggled a bit in her WNBA debut Tuesday night. /
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Caitlin Clark's highly anticipated WNBA debut finally happened Tuesday night and it didn't go as she had hoped. Clark struggled a bit in the Indiana Fever's 92-71 blowout loss on the road to the Connecticut Sun.

The No. 1 pick in the last month's WNBA draft scored 20 points on 5-of-15 shooting and had 10 turnovers, which was the most ever by a player in their WNBA debut.

Clark got off to a slow start thanks to some early foul trouble and also had to shake off a big hit she took while driving to the basket.

Check this out:

Ouch.

The Sun's social media team had some fun with that:

Welcome to the W, indeed.

Clark's home opener comes Thursday night when the Fever host the Liberty.

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ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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