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Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark are two of the WNBA's biggest stars
Two of the biggest stars in the WNBA, Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers, went toe-to-toe on Thursday night and got into a bit of a tussle. The moment went viral for Bueckers telling Clark to “calm down” during the altercation.
Video from the Dallas Wings vs. Indiana Fever game has gone viral, showing Paige Bueckers playing tight defense on Caitlin Clark during a possession that involved visible contact and no foul call from officials.
Paige Bueckers appeared to tell Caitlin Clark to “calm down” after a physical play that drew no foul call
After the play, Bueckers turned toward Clark and appeared to tell her to “calm down.”
Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers do NOT like each other 💀 pic.twitter.com/0wUzMy3V2O
— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) August 21, 2026
Paige Bueckers was trying to intentionally foul Caitlin Clark but the refs didn’t wanna call it lol
She tells Caitlin to “calm down” 😂 pic.twitter.com/zotUAeMmDu
— Kyle Ingram (@SnapshotKyle) August 21, 2026
Paige Bueckers tried to intentionally foul Caitlin Clark and this happened… #WNBA pic.twitter.com/fvC2giNoXl
— CHAMPSIDE (@theCHAMPSIDE) August 21, 2026
Bueckers and the Wings came out on top in the matchup, defeating the Indiana Fever by a score of 91-85.
In her second season in the WNBA, Bueckers has become one of the best players in the WNBA as she’s averaging 20.3 points, 5.8 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per game.
Clark, in her third season in the league, is putting together a historic campaign as she has become the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 700 assists, surpass 200 career threes, and reach 1,500+ PTS & 500+ AST. She also became the fastest point guard in WNBA history to reach 50+ steals & 50+ blocks.
With about a month left in the WNBA regular season, Clark and the Fever are on course to enter the playoffs as either the #3, #4 or #5 seed, while the Dallas Wings are currently competing to lock up the 8th and final postseason berth.