Tempers flared in the contest between the Indiana Fever and the Seattle Storm when Caitlin Clark got into some trash talk with Seattle’s Victoria Vivians.
It all started when Clark hit a three-pointer to make the game 34-28 in the second quarter.
While walking to defend himself again, he collided with Vivians by accident.
Vivians pushed Clark and the two exchanged hostile words.
Sensing trouble, Clark’s Indiana teammate, Aliyah Boston, ran and pulled her away to avoid further confrontation.
Caitlin Clark and Victoria Vivians, rival of the Seattle Storm, had a tense confrontation
After a while, the tension dissipated and the two finally smiled at each other.
Vivians’ teammates in Seattle did the same and the situation defused from there, with Clark and Vivians exchanging smiles.
But the smiles faded quickly for Clark and the Fever fans as they suffered another defeat.
Indiana (1-8), which has yet to win a home game, lost to the Storm (5-3) 103-88.
Clark did not lead the Fever in scoring, adding 19 points, three rebounds and nine assists along with seven costly turnovers, more than the rest of Indiana combined.
The Fever were led by Nalyssa Smith, who had 23 points and ten rebounds, while Boston contributed 11 points and 12 rebounds, along with five assists.
Jewel Loyd led things for Seattle with 22 points and six assists, while three other members of the Storm starting five scored double-digit points.
Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 18 points, Nneka Ogwumike scored 17 points and Ezi Magbegor scored 15 points, all while the team shot 56 percent from the field and 42 percent from beyond the arc.
By comparison, Indiana shot 41 percent from the field and 40 percent from 3-point range.