Caitlin Clark looking on at All-Star Game.Caitlin Clark (Photo via @CClarkReport Twitter)
Social media is convinced that Caitlin Clark’s WNBA peers are “terrified” of her after some interesting footage from Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game.

The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game was held at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday. Caitlin Clark and Team WNBA defeated Team USA by a final score of 117-109, with the first overall pick tallying four points and 10 assists in 26 minutes of action.

One of the more memorable moments of the All-Star Game saw Team USA member and Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum providing hard defense on Clark. Let’s just say Plum was putting in the effort like it was a playoff game instead of an exhibition match:

This viral clip had fans saying the same thing: The WNBA veterans are absolutely “terrified and/or jealous of Caitlin Clark:

 

The 22-year-old Clark has more than lived up to expectations as the first overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. She’s averaging 17.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game through her first 26 contests while shooting 40.5 percent from the field.

With the league on an Olympic break, the Fever will get three weeks off before returning to action against the Phoenix Mercury on Aug. 16.

Caitlin Clark & Fever Looked Poised To Make The Playoffs

The Fever haven’t made the postseason since 2016, and they haven’t won a playoff series nor finished above .500 in nine years. And since 2017, Indiana hasn’t topped 13 wins in a single season.

But the postseason drought looks destined to finally end here in 2024. At the Olympic break, the Fever sit at 11-15 and are three games clear of the Atlanta Dream (7-17) for the final playoff spot.

Indiana is tied with the Chicago Sky (10-14) for the No. 8 seed. Clark and company are also just 2.5 behind the Mercury for the No. 6 seed, so the path is still there to climb up the standings during their postseason push.

ESPN Noticed A Huge Change With Caitlin Clark’s Appearance That Should Put The Entire WNBA On Notice

Caitlin Clark in uniformCaitlin Clark (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
Early on in the rookie season of Caitlin Clark, she was getting pushed around a lot by other players.

The women in the WNBA are simply much bigger and leaner than she was, and it was clear she was not playing college players anymore.

Instead of crying about it, Caitlin Clark got into the lab and got to work.

During this week’s game between the Indiana Fever and Dallas Wings, ESPN announcers noted that Clark had added several pounds of muscle to her frame since being drafted.

The difference in her arms was incredibly notable, as a side-by-side picture clearly shows the difference in size.

Putting on muscle helps greatly with dealing with players who are banging as much as WNBA players do.

Caitlin Clark is known for her long-range shots, but she also attacks the baskets with reckless abandon, willing to do anything to secure victories for her squad.

The post about her muscle growth also noted that the rookie phenom has shot 71% from inside 5-feet in July as opposed to just 56% in the previous months.

After losing their last game to the worst team in the league, the Indiana Fever are 11-15, which is good enough for third place in the Eastern Conference and seventh place in the entire league.

Caitlin Clark Breaks WNBA’s Game Assists Record

Caitlin Clark broke the WNBA record for assists in a game with an incredible 19 in the Indiana Fever’s 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings on Wednesday, per ESPN.

Clark also set a single-game rookie assist record, passing the 16 assists set by Tina Penicheiro in 1998.

Clark also broke the Fever’s single-season franchise assist record with 202 in 26 games.

The current WNBA single-season record was set last year by Alyssa Thomas when she had 316.