Fever coach accused of snubbing Caitlin Clark with odd response after heroic fourth quarter

LeSean McCoy reacts to the Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun game, including the hard foul on Caitlin Clark and the scuffle that followed. Shady weighs in on whether Clark is being targeted as her star continues to rise in the WNBA.

Caitlin Clark finally found her shot Friday night against the Washington Mystics, hitting five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, including the game-tying shot with 1.7 seconds left to force overtime.

That, in itself, could be the story. Clark has stunk this season from beyond the arc, but she found her shot when it mattered most.

The game-tying three was a thing of beauty. Frankly, the WNBA should be foaming at the mouth today. Forget the noise. They need Clark to be good. Believe me, I've seen the numbers.

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark talks with head coach Stephanie White during a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on July 13, 2025. (IMAGN Syndication: The Indianapolis Star)

When she's hitting buzzer beaters and going viral on social media, it's a fever dream for the WNBA and the folks in marketing. Nobody else in the league comes even close.

Yeah, the execs LOVE that. Trust me.

Anyway, that's not the story today. The Fever went on to lose in overtime. That's also not the story.

Instead, the story is this ... odd ... response by Fever coach Stephanie White after the game when asked specifically about Clark's late-game heroics.

Take a look:

"I thought our whole group showed resilience in that rally we showed the ability to make tough shots," White said. "We showed the ability to make tough shots. We had some really good time and execution moments, offensively and