{"id":2264683,"date":"2024-06-11T09:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-team-benches-caitlin-clark-angering-fans-who-came-to-watch-her-play-we-want-caitlin\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T09:10:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:10:03","slug":"wnba-team-benches-caitlin-clark-angering-fans-who-came-to-watch-her-play-we-want-caitlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-team-benches-caitlin-clark-angering-fans-who-came-to-watch-her-play-we-want-caitlin\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Team Benches Caitlin Clark, Upsetting Fans Who Came for Her &#8211; Chants of &#8216;We Want Caitlin!&#8217; Fill the Arena"},"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\">40<\/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%2Fwnba-team-benches-caitlin-clark-angering-fans-who-came-to-watch-her-play-we-want-caitlin%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=2264683&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>In a WNBA \u200bgame at Mohegan Sun Arena, WNBA star Caitlin Clark&#8217;s popularity was highlighted as fans chanted\u200c her \u2064name after \u200dshe was benched for drawing fouls. The\u2062 Indiana Fever, her team, lost to the Connecticut Sun 89-72,\u2064 marking their 10th \u2064defeat of the season. Despite the loss, fans showed unusual\u2063 support for Clark, an \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-basketball-mom-accused-of-telling-teen-to-punch-opposing-player\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Basketball Mom Accused of Telling Teen to Punch Opposing Player\">opposing player<\/a>, often chanting \u201cWe want Caitli\u201d. Caitlin \u200dClark, who was \u200ca high-scoring college player, managed only 10 points \u200cin 22 minutes before being benched. The article compares Clark&#8217;s potential career trajectory optimistically to NBA legend Kobe Bryant\u2019s rookie season challenges.\u200c It mentions that despite the unfavorable game and external adversities, Clark is considered a \u2062transformative \u2062figure in women\u2019s basketball.  <\/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\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/schang\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/schang\/%20\"><span>Samantha Chang<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 11, 2024 at 5:33am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>In a striking turn of events spotlighting just how popular WNBA star Caitlin Clark is, fans at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, chanted her name after she got benched during the Indiana Fever\u2019s game against the home team, the Connecticut Sun.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Fever got crushed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/boxscore\/_\/gameId\/401620283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">89-72<\/a> by the Sun, marking the 10th defeat that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-stephen-smith-lights-womens-olympic-basketball-caitlin-clark-snub-dare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark\u2019s<\/a> team has suffered this season.<\/p>\n<p>In the third quarter, Indiana coach Christie Sides benched Clark after the rookie sensation drew her fourth foul. A player fouls out when she gets six.<\/p>\n<p>Fans in the arena reacted by chanting, \u201cWe want Caitlin,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/sports\/basketball\/wnba\/fever\/2024\/06\/10\/caitlin-clark-starters-benched-in-fever-blowout-loss-to-sun-indiana-vs-connecticut-score-stats\/74008546007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indy Star<\/a> reporter Chloe Peterson.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s rare for fans of a hometeam to root for an opposing player, underscoring the magnitude of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2024-05-10\/the-caitlin-clark-effect-is-already-changing-the-wnba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cCaitlin Clark Effect<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chants of \u201cWe want Caitlin\u201d are starting to ring out here at Mohegan Sun Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Clark hasn\u2019t played since the middle of the third, when she picked up her fourth foul. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yU0HQDkh4H\">pic.twitter.com\/yU0HQDkh4H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chloepeterson67\/status\/1800329837451657483?\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Before the game, the Fever\u2019s coach had warned the team to defend without drawing fouls, the Indy Star reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Connecticut is the best team in the league right now, and it knows how to draw fouls,\u201d Peterson noted.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you like Caitlin Clark?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cConnecticut\u2019s prowess in drawing fouls also led to foul trouble for the Fever,\u201d she wrote. \u201cCaitlin Clark drew her fourth foul of the game at the 6-minute mark of the third quarter, and she ended up sitting for the rest of the third.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sides showed her displeasure at the Fever\u2019s dismal performance by benching not only Clark but three other starters for most of the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The former NCAA scoring leader had just 10 points in a career-low 22 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>With its latest loss, the Fever tumbled to 11th place (out of 12) in the WNBA with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/standings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3-10 record<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Sun sits atop the standings at 10-1.<\/p>\n<p>Clark fans shouldn\u2019t get discouraged by her subpar performance on Monday. It was just one game in the first year of what should be a long career.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana hasn\u2019t even played a third of its games this season, so there\u2019s plenty of time to turn things around.<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant averaged just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/news-watch-kobe-bryant-made-debut-26-years-ago-today-one-11-scoreless-game-nba-career\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7.6 points per game<\/a> during his first season, during which he had 11 scoreless games.<\/p>\n<p>And look how astonishingly Bryant\u2019s career unfolded.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">18-year-old Kobe Bryant made his NBA debut 27 years ago today.<\/p>\n<p>It was the first of 11 scoreless games during his rookie season. He finished his career with a 60-point performance &#038; 33,643 career points (4th most in NBA history) \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b \ud83d\udc0d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x7iszbSCYp\">pic.twitter.com\/x7iszbSCYp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ballislife\/status\/1720427725951799353?\">November 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Caitlin Clark is facing a lot of obstacles \u2014 not the least of which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jemele-hill-says-caitlin-clark-popular-race-sexuality-racial-meltdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/students-want-professor-to-resign-after-expressing-concern-over-anti-white-sentiment-on-campus\/\" title=\"Students Want Professor To Resign After Expressing Concern Over Anti-White Sentiment On Campus\">anti-white racism<\/a><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-wnba-player-rages-wont-answer-caitlin-clark-questions-hitting-cheap-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">invidious jealousy<\/a>. That said, she is a phenom who\u2019s revolutionizing women\u2019s basketball.<\/p>\n<p>Like other great champions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/indiana-fever-coach-warns-wnba-says-caitlin-clark-olympic-snub-controversy-woke-monster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> will undoubtedly rise to meet every challenge that crosses her path.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. The 2024 election is the single most important election of our lifetime. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We here at The Western Journal are committed to covering it in a way the establishment media simply will not: We will tell the truth, and they will lie.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech and the elites don\u2019t want the truth out. That\u2019s why they have cut us off from 90% of advertisers. Imagine if someone cut your monthly income by 90%. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45423\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/schang\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45423\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45423\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45423\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45423\" 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>Samantha Chang is a political commentator, lawyer and financial editor in NYC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Samantha Chang is a politics writer, lawyer and financial editor based in NYC. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a remarkable display of support, fans chanted WNBA star Caitlin Clark&#8217;s name at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut, even after she was benched during the Indiana Fever&#8217;s game against the Connecticut Sun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2011,"featured_media":2264684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Clark.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2264683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Clark.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2264683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2264684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2264683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2264683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2264683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}