{"id":2245295,"date":"2024-05-15T16:11:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T20:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-caitlin-clark-struggles-badly-in-wnba-debut-sparks-reaction-from-her-dad-live-on-air\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T16:13:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T20:13:55","slug":"watch-caitlin-clark-struggles-badly-in-wnba-debut-sparks-reaction-from-her-dad-live-on-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-caitlin-clark-struggles-badly-in-wnba-debut-sparks-reaction-from-her-dad-live-on-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch as Caitlin Clark faces challenges in her WNBA debut, triggering a live reaction from her father on air"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-caitlin-clark-struggles-badly-in-wnba-debut-sparks-reaction-from-her-dad-live-on-air%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2245295&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Caitlin Clark impressed in her WNBA debut, scoring 20 points for the Connecticut Sun despite struggling with turnovers. The game highlighted the challenges rookies face in transitioning to the professional league. Clark&#8217;s \u2062father&#8217;s\u200b visible frustration added\u2064 to the narrative, emphasizing the learning\u2063 curve for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-in-ongoing-business-discussions-with-chinese-propaganda-network\/\" title=\"NBA In \u2018Ongoing Business Discussions\u2019 With Chinese Propaganda Network\">young player<\/a> in a highly competitive environment. Your revised summary effectively \u2062captures the key points from the \u2062provided text, focusing on Caitlin Clark&#8217;s performance in her WNBA debut, \u200dthe challenges of transitioning to the professional \u2063league, and the emotional aspect involving her father. The narrative\u200b highlights the expectations and learning curve for a rookie player in a competitive sports environment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports\/\">  Sports <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 15, 2024 at 10:48am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The Caitlin Clark show starred the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night as one of the great scorers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iconic-college-basketball-coach-dies-at-74\/\" title=\"Legendary college basketball coach dies at 74\">college basketball began<\/a> her climb in the WNBA where most rookies do \u2014 at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>Clark scored 20 points, including four 3-pointers, but also committed 10 turnovers in a game where the Sun dominated the Indiana Fever 92-71, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/sports\/caitlin-clark-struggles-wnba-debut-connecticut-sun-dominate-indiana-fe-rcna152248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Clark showed frustration on the court, as did her father in the stands, as noted in photos posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6-GDIWJlyP\/?igsh=MWl6OG5pMmN3OGFkeA%3D%3D&#038;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6-GDIWJlyP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-shines-wnba-pre-season-debut-front-sold-crowd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> was picked first by the Fever, which won only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=wnba+2023+standings&#038;client=firefox-b-1-d&#038;sca_esv=64bfd657b885de45&#038;sca_upv=1&#038;ei=2ulEZs2FNP-vptQP9KiN6A8&#038;ved=0ahUKEwjN2t7KkJCGAxX_l4kEHXRUA_0Q4dUDCBA&#038;uact=5&#038;oq=wnba+2023+standings&#038;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiE3duYmEgMjAyMyBzdGFuZGluZ3MyCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBMgYQABgHGB4yBhAAGAcYHjIGEAAYBxgeMgYQABgHGB4yBhAAGAcYHjIGEAAYCBgeMgYQABgIGB4yBhAAGAgYHjIGEAAYCBgeSNcQUKIEWKoKcAF4AZABAJgBWKABvgKqAQE0uAEDyAEA-AEBmAIFoALoAsICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAggQABgHGAoYHsICCBAAGAcYCBgewgINEAAYgAQYsQMYgwEYDcICBxAAGIAEGA2YAwCIBgGQBgiSBwE1oAfzHA&#038;sclient=gws-wiz-serp#sie=lg;\/g\/11tg782xv5;3;\/m\/0fv18;st;fp;1;;;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13 games<\/a> last season, third-worst in the WNBA and last in its conference. The Sun, on the other hand, had the third-best record in the league last year.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Clark tried to shrug off a rare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-likely-take-starting-spot-veteran-player-helping-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">learning experience<\/a>, according to NBC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot to learn from; it\u2019s the first one,\u201d Clark said, \u201cThere\u2019s going to be good ones. There\u2019s going to be bad ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Did you watch Caitlin Clark&#8217;s WNBA debut?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cObviously too many turnovers \u2014 that\u2019s not going to get the job done. There\u2019s a lot of things to learn from,\u201d she continued, adding the understatement of the evening: \u201cI would have liked to have played a little better tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought it took me a little while to settle into the game,\u201d Clark said. \u201cI thought the second half was a lot better minus some of the turnovers.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dijonai Carrington is putting the clamps on Caitlin Clark \ud83d\udd12 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pGQ7MlXIqb\">pic.twitter.com\/pGQ7MlXIqb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1790540151740936624?\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Clark said she is not planning to spend time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-nba-champ-goes-race-rant-says-journalist-isnt-black-media-praising-caitlin-clark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">looking back<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m disappointed, and nobody likes to lose, but I don\u2019t think you can beat yourself up too much about one game,\u201d Clark said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/40148829\/caitlin-clark-scores-20-10-debut-fever-fall-sun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s going to help this team. Just learn from it and move on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Connecticut\u2019s DiJonai Carrington stalked Clark all night, giving her little room to move.<\/p>\n<p>Fever coach Christie Sides said the rest of the team has \u201cto help her out. We\u2019ve got to do a better job of coming back to the ball,\u201d NBC reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yeah they was waiting on Caitlin Clark to hit the league. She getting this every night. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eBU0oxjw7J\">pic.twitter.com\/eBU0oxjw7J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mink Flow (@currypistonn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/currypistonn\/status\/1790554837769150627?\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Sun \u201chad a game plan against her, and it\u2019s just going to take some time for her to figure that speed and quickness and physicality out,\u201d Sides said. \u201cWe try to rep it and mimic that at our practices with our practice guys as much as we could. But it\u2019s just not the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s a rookie,\u201d Sides said, according to ESPN. \u201cThis is the best league in the world. We\u2019ve got to teach her. We\u2019ve got to teach her what these games are going to look like for her every single night. And we\u2019ve got to eliminate some of that pressure for her, and that\u2019s on me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Fever has its home opener Thursday against the New York Liberty, which was the second-best team in the WNBA last year.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Aliyah Boston coaching Caitlin Clark after struggling in the first half. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8RD0rGZvfe\">pic.twitter.com\/8RD0rGZvfe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1790547310054699347?\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  Writing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2024\/05\/15\/caitlin-clark-wnba-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>, Candace Buckner noted that Clark will face a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-superstar-plays-race-card-claims-caitlin-clark-benefits-double-standard-boils-blood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WNBA<\/a> players who are waiting to teach her a lesson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s playing against grown women who will force her to throw bad passes out of double-team traps. They\u2019re not going to stand there and allow Clark to play the conductor of a beautiful basketball symphony as she did in Iowa, pounding the rock while probing the defense. Instead, these career women will force her into discomfort and some very un-Caitlin like moments,\u201d Buckner wrote.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. 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Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-issues-dire-warning-about-chinas-rapid-military-nuclear-weapons-buildup\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Issues Dire Warning About China\u2019s Rapid Military, Nuclear Weapons Buildup\">military issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a captivating performance on Tuesday night, Caitlin Clark showcased her scoring prowess with 20 points for the Connecticut Sun in her WNBA debut. 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