Earlier this month, the Indiana Fever were riding high as one of the hottest teams in the league, winning five consecutive games. On Saturday, however, the Fever suffered their second consecutive loss after some late-game mistakes from Caitlin Clark.
While the losses obviously weren't what the Fever were hoping for, Clark was already looking at Sunday's game against the Chicago Sky as an opportunity to bounce back almost as soon as Saturday's game ended.
Late in Saturday's matchup against the Liberty, Clark had possession of the ball with just under 50 seconds remaining and the Fever trailing 103-100.
Rather than attempt a three-pointer to potentially even the score or look for a high-percentage shot, Clark drove to the basket and attempted to draw a foul. However, Clark didn't get the call, and the Liberty got the rebound.
Instead of quickly getting back on defense and working to keep the game within one possession, Clark took her time getting back to her feet while visibly showing her frustration with the referees. Once she finally returned to the defensive end, she immediately committed an unnecessary foul on Liberty guard Pauline Astier, prompting visible frustration from teammate Kelsey Mitchell.

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