Caitlin Clark, Fever Lose to A’ja Wilson, Aces as WNBA Fans Hype Historic Attendance

zach bacharContributor IJuly 3, 2024

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Caitlin Clark struggled as the Indiana Fever fell to the Las Vegas Aces by the final score of 88-69 on Tuesday night.

Indiana’s clash with Las Vegas occurred in front of 20,366 fans at T-Mobile Arena, representing the largest WNBA crowd since 1999.

Bleacher Report @BleacherReportWNBA fans made HISTORY tonight at the Aces-Fever matchup 😱 pic.twitter.com/dxyLcuMVbJ

The Athletic @TheAthleticAttendance for Fever vs. Aces hit 20,366 at T-Mobile Arena tonight.

◽️️ Largest WNBA crowd since 1999
◽️️ Largest crowd in venue history
◽️️ Largest crowed in Aces history
◽️️ Fifth-largest crowd in WNBA regular-season history

🎥 @YahooSportspic.twitter.com/rAPYQUjqJo

𝕄𝕣. 𝔹𝕖𝕖🍯🇹🇿 @MrBeeTanzWhat a crowd 🙌

Team Kobbieee @MainnooUTD🔥🔥LETS GO

Nayz Sports @Nayz_SportsSo amazing to see this👍

Clark scored 13 points, although she shot just 4-12 from the field and 1-7 from behind the arc. While she dished out 11 assists, she also turned the ball over six times and committed five fouls. Indiana was outscored by 19 points in her 37 minutes on the floor.

It was still a successful day for Clark overall, as she earned an All-Star spot earlier in the evening.

Indiana Fever @IndianaFevernever a doubt 💯

Caitlin Clark is a 2024 @WNBA All-Star. pic.twitter.com/8qKw67ucng

However, fans were still dismayed by her inefficient shooting night against the Aces.

theScore @theScoreCaitlin Clark struggled from the field in the Fever’s L. 😶 pic.twitter.com/Iv2REwKt6T

Skip Bayless @RealSkipBaylessI’m sorry, but Caitlin Clark sold out another road arena, in Vegas – and once again disappeared in another 4th quarter. No offensive urgency or energy. Won’t shoot. So many careless turnovers. Something’s not right here.

The Sammooo! Show @TheSammoooShow5Caitlin Clark tonight:

13 points
6 turnovers
4/12 FG#WNBAAllStar #WNBA pic.twitter.com/FR76rD0PIS

Dominque M. Wilkins @SouthSwaggSCKelsey Plum plays like Caitlin Clark should. She is not shy about shooting that rock at all!

Ryan Lucas @RyanLucasWritesCaitlin Clark is shooting 12/35 from the floor the last three games. 6/24 from three. She hasn’t had the juice on offense and it feels like she’s settling for long threes instead of pushing to the rim where she’s had more success. #Fever

9thHokage732 @BiZzYbUrNzCaitlin Clark 13/11/6. Terrible shooting day for her but she was able to get others in position to score and played well on the boards. #WNBA

While Clark couldn’t find any type of rhythm, that wasn’t the case for A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum. Wilson dropped 28 points and pulled down nine rebounds on 13-22 shooting, while Plum finished with a game-high 34 points on 55.0/54.5/85.7 shooting splits.

The Aces showed the Fever why they’re the reigning champions on Tuesday.