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Caitlin Clark Telling Storm Bench to ‘Stop Crying’ at End of Loss Was Loved by Fans

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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever reacts to a foul called in the first half of the game against the Seattle Storm at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on August 18, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever reacts to a foul called in the first half of the game against the Seattle Storm at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on August 18, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. | .Photo by Chet White/Getty Images

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After a slow start to her rookie year Caitlin Clark has become everything the Indiana Fever and WNBA fans hoped she'd become when she made the leap from Iowa to the professional level. She had another big game last Sunday, scoring 23 points and collecting nine assists in a 92-75 win at home over the Seattle Storm.

Clark, who broke a long-standing WNBA record in the win, was feeling good in the final seconds and apparently didn't like what she saw from the Storm's bench, as cameras caught her yelling "stop crying" at them after being held back by teammates.

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Moments before that, Fever coach Christie Sides and Storm coach Noelle Quinn had a heated moment over what seemed to be some late coaching moves:

Fans, meanwhile, loved seeing that fire from Clark:

The Fever are back in action Saturday night when they travel to Minnesota to face the Lynx.

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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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