No one had a closer look at the attention-grabbing timeout discussion between Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White than Lexie Hull.
Hull sat next to Clark on the Fever bench on Saturday night when a discussion resulted in Clark getting pulled from the game against the Portland Fire for rookie Raven Johnson.
The fifth-year wing told Yahoo Sports! that the incident was the result of a game filled with frustration.
“They were trying to pick on Caitlin on defensive matchups, and she got called for some fouls,” Hull said. “That’s all that it was. There was just some frustration. That’s part of the game.”
Clark logged season lows of six points in 22 minutes in a Fever loss.
Hull said she doesn’t think there are any lingering feelings between White and Clark.
“This isn’t something that carried over. It’s in the moment,” she said. “It’s not something that’s talked about now in our locker room, or later on in the game.”
The outsized social media reaction is simply a result of Clark being involved, Hull said.
“Unfortunately, Caitlin’s got a camera on her 24/7 and you see every little thing that happens,” Hull said, noting that similar discussions happen with every team. “It’s not something that we’re worried about at all.”
“That’s part of the game, there’s frustrations that rise.”
Fever guard @lexiehulll addresses the heated exchange between Caitlin Clark and HC Stephanie White during Indiana’s loss to Portland.
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