The Indiana Pacers dominated their way to a Game 1 victory on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the NBA playoffs against the Milwaukee Bucks, and they did it with Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark in attendance.
Now, on Tuesday night, Clark was in attendance once again, but the Pacers decided to utilize her when it came to hyping up the crowd as she emerged from the tunnel alongside her Fever teammates Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell to fire up the fans and throw t-shirts into the stands while everyone cheered.
In the process of doing that, Clark had an interesting interaction with the lead referee of the NBA game, as she had something adamant to say to him before walking off the court, which seemingly had him in a laugh.
“Caitlin can’t help but yap at the ref on her way out,” the post read.
Check it out:
Fans reacted to Clark’s hilarious interaction:
“She’s reintroducing herself to the refs lol,” A fan said.
“And she think’s she is only gonna get 2 tech’s this year in more games. She will take over DT’s tech throne this year,” Another fan posted.
“Looks like she was yapping with everybody to be fair lol,” Someone else added.
One more fan commented, “She is our Yapping Queen.”
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark© Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Clark certainly had her fair share of run-ins with officials during her rookie season with the Fever, and now, the team is just over a week away from tipping off their preseason on May 3.
A day later, on May 4, the Fever will play an exhibition game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa—Clark’s former college home—against the Brazilian National Team. The game will mark a meaningful return to the arena where Clark recently had her jersey retired after one of the most legendary collegiate careers of all time.
The regular season begins on May 17, when the Fever host Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky in what’s expected to be one of the most highly anticipated and widely viewed matchups of the WNBA season opener.