Women’s basketball phenom Caitlin Clark struggles during professional debut

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Women’s basketball phenom Caitlin Clark struggled during her professional debut Tuesday night. Clark’s Indiana Fever was blown out in her team’s 2024 WNBA opener and lost to the Connecticut Sun, 92-71.

As the No. 1 draft pick in the WNBA last month and the all-time leading scorer in college basketball, Clark’s performance was closely watched. She struggled to score in the first half but rallied in the second, finishing with a team-high 20 points and three assists. However, she also had a game-high 10 turnovers.

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