Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark suffered a black eye in during the team's loss to the Connecticut Sun, but she didn't use it as an excuse for her rough WNBA Playoffs debut.
The star rookie shot just 4-17 from the floor and 2-13 from the 3-point line in the team's 93-69 Game 1 loss to the Connecticut Sun.
Clark was inadvertently hit in the face by DiJonai Carrington and sent to the court in pain, with no foul called, just a few minutes into the game.Clark developed a bit of a black eye but she seemed ok otherwise, which she affirmed when speaking to the media after her initial postseason struggles."Obviously got me pretty good in the eye. I don't think it affected me honestly. I felt like I got good shots, they just didn't go down. Obviously a tough time for that to happen.
Meanwhile, the Sun were very efficient from beyond the arc. DeWanna Bonner went 2-3 to go with great defense, and Marina Mabrey came off the bench to knock down five treys.
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