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Caitlin Clark got a bit roughed up in her WNBA playoff debut.
On Sunday, Clark and the Fever played against the Connecticut Sun in the first round of the playoffs.
During the game, Clark was accidentally hit in the eye by DiJonai Carrington and was seen spotting a black eye.
During a WNBA playoff game on September 22, 2024, Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark was inadvertently poked in the eye by Connecticut Sun's DiJonai Carrington, leading to Clark falling to the ground and developing a black eye, though no foul was called during the incident. pic.twitter.com/5TmZK07rV7
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During her postgame press conference, Clark felt the black eye didn’t affect her in the team’s 24-point loss to the Sun.
“I don’t think it affected me honestly. I felt like I got good shots, they just didn’t go down.
Caitlin Clark was sporting a noticeable black eye after taking a shot from DiJonai Carrington early in the Fever’s loss. Clark took the high road though and said it didn’t affect her poor shooting performance. pic.twitter.com/4DPzD5krfE
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