Caitlin Clark screams at Candace Parker after broadcast rip-job during WNBA playoffs

Some tension appeared to flare between Caitlin Clark and a WNBA legend Tuesday night, but it seemed to in the spirit of a bit of fun.During the fourth quarter of the Fever’s 99-89 series-tying Game 2 win over the Aces, Caitlin Clark pulled off an amazing yet daring move to drain a pull-up 3-pointer on four-time MVP and three-time Defensive Player of the Year A’ja Wilson.It put Indiana up by 11 points and while celebrating the big shot, Clark turned toward the Amazon Prime broadcast table, pointed and appeared to yell, “The f—k you think this was?” toward Candace Parker.Fellow broadcaster LaChina Robinson quickly asked, “What did she say to you Candace?”“I don’t know what Caitlin Clark just said but whatever hyped her up,” Parker replied.“That was a big shot right there.”It’s not clear what caused Clark to gesture to Parker, yet the two seemed to be in each other’s good graces as the former ran to find the Hall of Famer for a hug after her 27-point, 15-rebound game.Clark motioned for Parker to come see her and smiled as the two embraced.She laughed as she appeared to say “I blacked out.

I said, ‘F-k you think this was,'” regarding the in-game moment.The 24-year-old then sat down in the broadcast chair as a headset was put on her.Parker later whispered something in Clark’s ear, to which the Fever star appeared to reply, “Thank you.”Initially, some fans speculated Clark’s gesture to Parker was due to early criticisms of the 2024 Rookie of the Year earlier in the game.

During the first quarter after a failed screen, the guard tried to draw a foul off of Aces forward Stephanie Talbot at the top of the arc, lowering her shoulder and bumping into her while throwing the ball in the air.Yet no whistle was blown and Wilson quickly passed the ball off to Chelsea Gray, who sent it to a running Jackie Young up the court.As the third-seeded Aces moved in transition, Clark had her hands up in disbelief, pleading to officials about the ...