{"id":2282813,"date":"2024-06-24T16:17:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T20:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlin-clark-vanishes-from-fevers-offense-enraging-fans-as-she-loses-to-angel-reeses-chicago-sky\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T16:20:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T20:20:13","slug":"caitlin-clark-vanishes-from-fevers-offense-enraging-fans-as-she-loses-to-angel-reeses-chicago-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlin-clark-vanishes-from-fevers-offense-enraging-fans-as-she-loses-to-angel-reeses-chicago-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark Vanishes from Fever&#8217;s Offense, Enraging Fans as She Loses to Angel Reese&#8217;s Chicago Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fcaitlin-clark-vanishes-from-fevers-offense-enraging-fans-as-she-loses-to-angel-reeses-chicago-sky%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=2282813&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>The article discusses\u2062 a\u200d closely contested WNBA game where Caitlin Clark&#8217;s Indiana Fever lost to the Chicago\u2064 Sky by a margin of 87-88. \u2064Despite leading by \u206315 \u2062points during \u200cthe third quarter, the Fever could not maintain \u200dtheir advantage. \u2062In the critical final minutes, Caitlin Clark, who had a\u2064 strong\u2064 overall performance with 17 points\u200c and a \u2063franchise-record 13 assists, took only two shots. This decision \u2064by the Fever coaching staff led to widespread criticism from\u2062 fans on\u200d social media, some \u200ccalling for the removal of coach Christie Sides due to\u2064 her late-game strategy. Twitter users \u2063expressed their \u200bfrustration regarding the\u200c lack\u200b of offensive plays \u2064designed \u200dfor Clark in the\u2062 concluding moments. \u200dCaitlin Clark,\u200b however,\u200b supported her teammates and expressed trust in them\u2064 despite the loss. The article\u200c also mentions a note from the \u200bmanaging editor relating \u200dconcerns from a U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/betrayed-from-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-after-attending-election-meeting-with-president-trump-sydney-powell-and-gen-flynn\/\" title=\"\u201cBetrayed From Within\u201d: Patrick Byrne Blasts White House Staff After Attending Election Meeting With President Trump, Sydney Powell and Gen. Flynn\">national security advisor<\/a> \u200babout the\u200d potential challenges and uncertainties surrounding the upcoming 2024 elections, linking these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-israel-releases-body-camera-footage-of-gaza-hostage-rescue\/\" title=\"Watch: Israel Shares Bodycam Footage from Gaza Hostage Rescue\">broader political concerns<\/a>\u200d to the importance of independent journalism.  <\/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\/news\/\">  News <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/%20\"><span>Michael Austin<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 24, 2024 at 11:17am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Fans of WNBA phenom Caitlin Clark were none too happy with the result of her latest game on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Clark\u2019s Indiana Fever fell to the Chicago Sky and the Sky\u2019s own young star, Clark\u2019s longtime rival Angel Resse.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t just the Fever\u2019s loss in Chicago itself that had Clark fans upset, however.<\/p>\n<p>It was how the team lost.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having scored 17 points throughout the game, during the final seven-minute stretch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-caitlin-clark-drops-bomb-media-mocks-rivalry-angel-reeses-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> shot only twice, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/23\/sports\/fevers-caitlin-clark-disappearing-late-in-loss-to-sky-has-fans-furious\/?utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=nypost&#038;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Fever only scored five points in that time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cbs-sports-hosts-side-angel-reese-say-edge-caitlin-clark-internets-gonna-hate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> did manage to rack up <a href=\"https:\/\/fever.wnba.com\/news\/game-recap-fever-sky-240623\/#:~:text=Fever%20guard%20Caitlin%20Clark%20ended,6%2C%202023%20also%20at%20Chicago.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a franchise-record 13 assists<\/a> over the course of the game, but even that wasn\u2019t enough to bring the Fever past the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana club lost by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorneys-for-trailing-democrat-candidate-claim-voting-machine-count-errors\/\" title=\"Attorneys For Trailing Democrat Candidate Claim Voting Machine Count \u2018Errors\u2019\">razor-thin margin<\/a> of one point, scoring 87 to the Sky\u2019s 88. The Fever had been up by 15 points in the third quarter, the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>On social media, fans were quick to voice their displeasure with the decision not to put the ball in Clark\u2019s hands during the late-game minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Some even suggested Fever head coach Christie Sides should lose her job.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If Caitlin Clark doesn\u2019t get a a new head coach that can draw up plays and coach they are going to waste her talent. Worse coaching in the last 6 min I have ever seen. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndianaFever?\">@IndianaFever<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Real Deal Lee McLean (@ALeeMcLean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ALeeMcLean\/status\/1804999292152631659?\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf Caitlin Clark doesn\u2019t get a a new head coach that can draw up plays and coach they are going to waste her talent. Worse coaching in the last 6 min I have ever seen,\u201d one fan posted on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This Chicago Sky win over the Indiana Fever should be the nail in the coffin for Fever coach Christie Sides. Nearly seven minutes of NO offense, letting the Sky rally from down big. And now, chance to win, you have GOT to get the ball into Clark, one on one. No set play!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kinder, Gentler, Softer NOT!!\ud83e\udd51 (@MediaMan666) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MediaMan666\/status\/1805000291571663349?\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis Chicago Sky win over the Indiana Fever should be the nail in the coffin for Fever coach Christie Sides. Nearly seven minutes of NO offense, letting the Sky rally from down big. And now, chance to win, you have GOT to get the ball into Clark, one on one. No set play!\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This league is a joke. Your best shooter Clark literally only took two shots in the last 6:30 minutes of the game?<\/p>\n<p>Who is coaching this team? A 12 year old could figure out how to close that game out \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve M (@NYSportsGuy210) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYSportsGuy210\/status\/1805002282573992223?\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis league is a joke. Your best shooter Clark literally only took two shots in the last 6:30 minutes of the game?\u201d another X user posted. \u201cWho is coaching this team? A 12 year old could figure out how to close that game out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even former NFL star Robert Griffin III chimed in in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Caitlin Clark should have taken the last shot. That\u2019s why you have her. For moments like that. Period. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rRjUbruID4\">pic.twitter.com\/rRjUbruID4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RGIII\/status\/1805002982028661205?\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCaitlin Clark should have taken the last shot. That\u2019s why you have her. For moments like that. Period,\u201d Griffin wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the fans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-vs-angel-reese-wnba-rematch-sets-eye-popping-record-even-tips-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> wasn\u2019t too upset over the Fever\u2019s strategy, even in the game\u2019s final minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure there was an opportunity or two for me to probably attempt another shot there at the end, but I trust my teammates,\u201d Clark said, according to the Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously 13 assists, that means my teammates scored off of 13 of my passes. 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He now manages the writing and reporting teams, overseeing the production of commentary, news and original reporting content.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Ames, Iowa <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Iowa State University <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Culture, Faith, Politics, Education, Entertainment <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Michael Austin, June 24, 2024 &#8211; WNBA star Caitlin Clark&#8217;s fans were disappointed after her team, Indiana Fever, lost to Chicago Sky. 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