Caitlin Clark Turns Heads With Postgame Celebration On Tuesday
Caitlin Clark secured the first piece of hardware of her pro basketball career yesterday as the Indiana Fever won the Commissioner's Cup title in a win over the Minnesota Lynx.
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Clark was unable to play due to her lingering leg injury but veteran guard Aari McDonald and backup Sophie Cunningham were able to make up the difference with a combined 25 points and 10 rebounds. The end result was a 74-59 win and the franchise's first trophy since their 2012 WNBA title.
After the game, the team was in a celebratory mood and while Clark may have been too hurt to step onto the hardwood, she wasn't too sore to enjoy some alcohol.
Video from the Fever locker room shows Clark shot-gunning a Truly hard seltzer as her teammates egged her on. After slamming the empty can to the ground, they all cheered.
Fans were pretty impressed that Clark was able to shotgun her drink:
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"First time seeing someone shotgun a truly," one user pointed out.
"Thursdays game is gonna be an absolute train wreck lmao," another predicted.
"CC is drinking to all the haters, especially the other @WNBA players. #9," a third declared.
"She's from Iowa. They be getting drunk as hell out there lol."
"That girl's from Iowa. Of course she knows how to shotgun a beer and look like a goat doing it."
"That's that country girl party girl coming out! Dude I bet she is a killer in beer pong."
Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull (10), Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22), and Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) laugh near the team bench Tuesday, June 3, 2025, during a game between the Indiana Fever and the Washington Mystics at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.© Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Five different members of the Fever scored double-digit points in yesterday's win over the Lynx. Star forward Natasha Howard led the team and the game with 16 of those points, while Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell, McDonald and Cunningham all had 12-13. Cunningham had almost as many points as the entire Lynx bench combined.
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Tuesday's game was the third in a row that the Fever played without Caitlin Clark. They've now gone 2-1 in that stretch.
Over the next 11 days the Fever will play five straight games at home. If they can come out of that five-game stretch looking solid, maybe they can start treating Clark as a luxury rather than a necessity and give her more time to recover.
Related: Jemele Hill Has Blunt Message For Sophie Cunningham On Tuesday
Caitlin Clark Turns Heads With Postgame Celebration On Tuesday first appeared on The Spun on Jul 2, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
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