Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers Get Into Heated Exchange After Foul

Meanwhile, the Dallas Wings snapped the Indiana Fever's five-game winning streak with a 91-85 victory at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Thursday night.

Key points

• Fever All-Star guard Caitlin Clark and Wings All-Star guard Paige Bueckers each had an unusually quiet scoring night.
• While the Wings (21-16) are clinging to the eighth and final playoff seed, 4 seed.
• Neither Bueckers nor Clark was created available to the media postgame for the Wings or Fever, respectively, so they unfortunately didn't provide any further insight.
• Indiana will visit the New York Liberty on Saturday, Aug.
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Fever All-Star guard Caitlin Clark and Wings All-Star guard Paige Bueckers each had an unusually quiet scoring night. Though she still recorded her usual nine assists, clark was held to 10 points on 4-for-15 shooting. Bueckers posted 13 points on 5-for-16 shooting, eight assists, and six rebounds. Regardless, the two superstars still provided entertainment.

Just before halftime, Bueckers intentionally fouled Clark. Bueckers grabbed Clark's arm. This person did not appreciate it at all. Clark became visibly animated and irritated, trying to bat Bueckers away.

While Bueckers appeared to say to Clark, "Calm down." (Bueckers definitely stated "calm down, " but Amazon Prime Video's camera angle created it impossible to determine whether Bueckers was speaking to Clark.), clark created her feelings known to the referee.

Thursday's game was the last in the Fever and Wings' regular-season series, with Dallas going 2-1 against Indiana, so we'll have to wait for a potential playoff series for another matchup between Bueckers and Clark. The Fever (24-13) at present occupy the No. While the Wings (21-16) are clinging to the eighth and final playoff seed, 4 seed.

Indiana will visit the New York Liberty on Saturday, Aug. 22. Dallas will host the Seattle Storm on Sunday, Aug. 23.

In short, caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers Get Into Heated Exchange After Foul is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.