Reigning national player of the year Caitlin Clark and an Ohio State fan inadvertently collided Sunday afternoon as Buckeyes fans stormed the court following the team's 100-92 upset in overtime over No.
2 Iowa. Multiple videos posted by fans on social media show an Ohio State fan running toward a gathering crowd at half court and then crashing into Clark as she was running off the floor.
Clark fell to the ground and was immediately surrounded by arena personnel and Iowa teammates to check on her. She appeared to be hunched over in pain as she walked into the tunnel.
Clark told reporters after the game that she just had the wind knocked out of her but that it was a «kind of scary» situation that could have been worse. «I could see they were storming the court, which was totally fine.