Chicago Sky player fouls Caitlin Clark to the floor then posts the hate comments she got online

Caitlin Clark had 19 assists in the Indiana Fever’s loss to the Dallas Wings, setting a WNBA record. Clark was left off of the women’s Olympics team and left off of the WNBA All-Star skills competition.

Chicago Sky player Diamond DeShields committed a hard foul on Caitlin Clark that sent the rookie star to the floor Friday night. 

During the Fever's 100-81 win over the Sky, DeShields lost her footing and crashed into Clark. 

DeShields held her hands up as she knocked into Clark in an attempt to avoid a foul, but it was called anyway due to the impact of the hit. Clark went flying forward across the hardwood. Then DeShields offered to help Clark up. The foul was later upgraded to a flagrant 1. 

The clip of the foul drew criticism from many WNBA fans on social media. 

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After the game, DeShields posted a screenshot of her notifications list on Instagram, which included a string of hate comments from a user. The comments were about a tumor DeShields overcame in 2020. That year, she was diagnosed with a benign tumor on her spinal cord in 2020. She risked paralysis when she had it surgically removed and suffered painful tremors while recovering from the procedure, according to Yahoo Sports. 

Over her screenshot of the comments, DeShields wrote, "Thank you God for covering me , I pray [you] cover those who wish harm unto me as well."

Caitlin Clark drives to the basket against Chicago Sky guard Lindsay Allen during the first half at Wintrust Arena. (Kamil Krzaczynski/USA Today Sports)

DeShields' foul on Clark prompted such a strong reaction on social media, the Chicago Sun-Times printed a full back page spread Saturday with a photo of the hit with the headline, "Foul Ball."

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