Mercury's social media team takes aim at Caitlin Clark as WNBA returns from Olympics hiatus

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.

The on-court rivalry between Caitlin Clark and three-time WNBA champion Diana Taurasi does not appear to be cooling off anytime soon.

The Phoenix Mercury's social media team jumped into the fray this weekend when a video, which appeared to troll Clark, surfaced on the team's verified TikTok account.

"I miss the WNBA. Caitlin, where are you?" a fan sitting on a couch says at the beginning of the video. 

"Who's Caitlin? I'm here for Taurasi," a young fan wearing Mercury gear and holding a sign that also read, "Who is Caitlin? I'm here for Taurasi."

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Caitlin Clark, left, of the Indiana Fever and Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury are shown during the game on June 30, 2024, at Footprint Center in Phoenix. (Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images)

The video surfaced on the eve of the WNBA's highly anticipated restart. The league went on hiatus after the All-Star game to provide players who were on the U.S. women's national basketball team with an adequate amount of time to complete preparations for the Paris Olympics.

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Team USA defeated France, 67-66, in the gold medal game on Aug. 11. The American women have now won eight consecutive Olympic gold medals.

The fan's commentary in the TikTok video was immediately followed by a brief Taurasi-inspired highlight reel. The longtime Mercury guard is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in WNBA history. Meanwhile, Clark has helped bring an unprecedented