Fever Practice Player Hits Hailey Van Lith Shrug After Caitlin Clark Fadeaway Three

An Indiana Fever practice team member had a familiar reaction after an insane Caitlin Clark fadeaway three-pointer.
May 4, 2025; Iowa City, IA, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots a three point basket against the Brazil National Team during the third quarter at Carver-Haweye Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images
May 4, 2025; Iowa City, IA, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots a three point basket against the Brazil National Team during the third quarter at Carver-Haweye Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images | Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images

Indiana Fever fans are just two days away from getting to watch beloved guard Caitlin Clark compete in a regular season WNBA game, as her Fever squad takes on Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky on May 17.

Per usual, Clark has been bombing deep three-pointers throughout the Fever's training camp and preseason games. One that she drained from behind her iconic logo on the Iowa Hawkeyes' home court went insanely viral, and got fans even more excited about what's to come this season.

And as if the Fever fan base needed any more proof than Clark's sharpshooting is in midseason form, Indiana's social media team made a May 14 X post showing Clark making an off-balance, fadeaway, corner three-pointer with a defender on her face with the caption, "a beautiful sight 🤩

"Caitlin Clark fadeaway corner three."

During the 2024 NCAA tournament, former LSU player Hailey Van Lith (who is now a rookie for the Chicago Sky) went viral for throwing her arms up and shrugging when Clark drained yet another three-pointer over her.

And Fever fans are noting that the Indiana practice player who was guarding Clark gave the same reaction.

"he hit the HVL shrug😂," one fan wrote in a comment.

Another fan posted a screenshot of the Fever practice player with the caption, "bro with the HVL reaction 😂".

Another fan posted four screenshots of players shrugging after a Clark made shot (including Van Lith and the Fever practice player) with the caption, "we calling this the caitlin shrug".

Fans can probably expect to see more shrugging reactions after Clark buckets this season.

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Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the Indiana Fever and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.

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