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Caitlin Clark Had Heated Words for Ref Early In Her First Game Back From Injury

Andy Nesbitt

Caitlin Clark had just 10 points in her return from injury on Wednesday.
Caitlin Clark had just 10 points in her return from injury on Wednesday. / @WNBA
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Caitlin Clark made her return to action Wednesday afternoon after missing the previous five games with a groin injury and things did not go well for her or the Indiana Fever as Clark finished with just 10 points in an 80-61 loss to the Golden State Valkyries.

Clark, who went 4-of-12 from the floor and hit two of the five three-pointers, had a heated moment with one of the refs in the first quarter after she fell to the ground while dribbling the ball up court. She wasn't happy that there wasn't a foul called and let the official know that both while she was on the floor and then as she walked off the court when a timeout was called.

Here's that moment:

That fall looked a lot like the one Clark took in Seattle a few weeks ago when she suffered her groin injury. She appeared to be fine after this one, as she went on to log 25 minutes in the loss.

Indiana is now 9-10 on the year.

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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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