Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has been talked about within the Rookie of the Yr debate but once more, nevertheless it’s not due to any current accomplishment of hers. In actual fact, it’s due to one other WNBA star’s large evening.
New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu, who was the primary total decide within the 2020 WNBA draft, posted large numbers within the crew’s ultimate recreation earlier than the WNBA’s month-long break forward of the Summer time Olympics in Paris.
Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever and Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the New York Liberty discuss throughout the recreation at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 6, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Michael Hickey/Getty Photos)
She dropped 30 factors, six rebounds and 5 assists within the Liberty’s 82-74 win over the Connecticut Solar on Tuesday evening, setting a franchise document for many profession 30-point video games (thirteenth).
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Her six 3-pointers tied her season-high and prolonged her regular-season streak of at the least one 3-pointer to 50, making hers the third-longest streak in league history.
Ionescu’s 30 factors, six rebounds, and 5 assists, six 3-pointers and two steals for the evening additionally put her in uncommon firm. Based on the X account StatMamba, she joins Caitlin Clark as the one gamers this season to achieve these numbers in a single recreation.
2024 WNBA ODDS: CAITLIN CLARK MASSIVE FAVORITE OVER ANGEL REESE FOR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever and Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the New York Liberty look on throughout the recreation on July 6, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Justin Casterline/NBAE by way of Getty Photos)
Followers on social media took curiosity in the truth that Clark reached the stat first this season, reigniting the controversy that the previous Iowa star ought to win this 12 months’s Rookie of the Yr.
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The ROY debate will likely be on maintain for the following month because the WNBA’s greatest stars head to Paris to compete within the Summer Olympics. However Clark will nonetheless have an opportunity to make a robust case for herself throughout the All-Star break.
Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever and Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the New York Liberty look on throughout the recreation on July 6, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE by way of Getty Photos)
She’ll compete as a member of Crew WNBA versus the Olympic squad within the All-Star recreation on Saturday evening and certain exhibit her unmatched capturing expertise within the 3-point contest on Friday.
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