The Indiana Fever’s 89-84 loss to the Washington Mystics proved to be an eventful afternoon for Caitlin Clark.
The WNBA sensation brawled with Mystics guard Julie Vanloo before setting an unwanted turnover record.
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The two battled from the start with Clark, 22, being Vanloo’s matchup on defense.
The Fever star played physical against the 5-foot-10 Belgian to get her first bucket of the night, making her stumble backwards with her arm outstretched before knocking down a stepback 3.
Midway through the second quarter, the Mystics star got in Clark’s face as Indiana’s Erica Wheeler tried to pass the ball to her superstar teammate from outside the 3-point line.
Clark used her arms to push Vanloo away, but the veteran point guard quickly returned to her opponent’s space.
The Fever eventually pushed Vanloo with both hands, causing players from both teams to get involved.
Katie Lou Samuelson tried to calm the 6-foot guard – but to no avail.
Soon after, Clark appeared to be mocking Vanloo for failing, theatrically throwing his arms in the air during a brief verbal exchange between the two.
The incident did not escape the attention of WNBA fans.
“This is the Caitlin I want to see, not the elegant version the casual fan base wants to falsely portray,” one commented on X.
“She’s finally standing up for herself… let’s go!!!” another added.
“Oh no, I love them both. Vanloo is not one to back down. You picked the wrong CC,” said a third.
“How mad are you, someone is DEFENDING you???” one asked.
Clark finished the game with 29 points, five rebounds, 13 assists, five steals and three blocks.
However, she turned the ball over five times to record her 127th turnover of the season.
In doing so, the Fever star set a new record for most comebacks in a WNBA debut season, surpassing the late Mystics star Nikki McCray.
Cray committed 126 turnovers in 1998.
Clark made WNBA history for all the right reasons just days earlier.
She became the league’s first rookie to record a triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists in Indiana’s 83-78 win over the New York Liberty on Saturday.
“Obviously, it’s cool,” Clark said of his achievement.
“My teammates are finishing the ball [at a] very, very high rate.
“My assist numbers are because of them.”
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