In the WNBA, Caitlin Clark beat the Phoenix Mercury 88-82 while suffering from a migraine.
The Fever were behind 17–4 early in the game, and after a little comeback, they were only behind 11 points at the break.
Mercury’s advantage soon increased to 15 points once again, but the Fever pulled off a spectacular comeback led by Clark, who finished with 15 points, 12 assists, and 9 rebounds.
Christie Sides, the head coach of the Fever, stated that Clark, who came up just short of recording the first rookie triple-double in WNBA history, didn’t “feel well throughout the entire game”.
She did, however, play for 39 minutes and 27 seconds, leaving the game during the last few minutes.
“I’m just happy we won,” Clark told ESPN, expressing her happiness despite having migraines in college.
“Playing against [Diana Taurasi] was interesting, and the game was undoubtedly excellent. This was such an amazing audience.”
Diana Taurasi, 42, of the Mercury, is now the WNBA’s all-time top scorer and is in her 20th season of play.
“It’s amazing what Caitlin’s been able to do in her short career so far,” Taurasi said, complimenting her new opponent.
She is a gamer, which is the one thing about her that I truly adore. She has clearly put in a lot of work. Despite a great deal of pressure and obstacles put at her, she consistently performs well in every game.She has a really bright future, and it’s exciting to watch that as she moves forward after becoming a veteran and playing in this league for a very long time.”
In another game, the Minnesota Lynx defeated the Chicago Sky 70-62. Napheesa Collier and Kayla McBride each scored 13 points and 16 points, respectively.
