What Happened With Caitlin Clark? Is the Iowa Star Injured?

In a scary-storming Ohio crowd in the Schottensuo Center, Caitlin Clark collided with an Ohio fan on her way to the locker room. The incident occurred after Ohio State pulled themselves from a streak of upsets as they humbled No. 2 Iowa in an overtime thriller with a score of 100-92, which led to a slight commotion in the arena.

Caitlin Clark’s star status has been rising as the Iowa superstar is sweeping every possible individual accolade on her way to the top. Projected as the strongest contender in the 2024 season, Caitlin Clark is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the WNBA mock draft. The news of her being injured has certainly made headlines.

What happened to Caitlin Clark?

Ohio State Buckeyes fans had a bashing celebration as they came out of the days of misery by beating down the No. 2 team of the nation, but their celebration went a little overboard as an unexpected clash between Caitlin Clark caused worry. The record-breaking crowd of 18,660 couldn’t be controlled as their team won a tough and big victory after battling hard. As the match was over, Caitlin Clark tried to leave the court as soon as possible, allowing the home fans to celebrate their big day. When she was rushing back to the locker room, an Ohio fan ran towards the court. Unfortunately, both of them were unaware of where they were going, ultimately leading to a clash.

An Ohio player and a staff member rushed to Clark to tend to her medical needs. Fortunately, she was not injured, and she told reporters that she was okay.

“Great win for them, and I was just trying to exit the court as quickly as possible, so I started running, and I was just hammered by somebody trying to run onto the court and blindsided… kind of scary. Could have caused a serious injury to me and knocked the wind out of me. But luckily, my teammates kind of picked me up and got me off the court,” she said.

Tough loss despite the 45-pointer

With 33 points from sophomore forward Cotie McMahon, the No. 18 Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes 100-92 in overtime on Sunday in front of a record-breaking 18,660 spectators at Value City Arena. After a triple-double from Clark, Iowa defeated Ohio State 105-72 in their previous meeting between the teams in the Big Ten Tournament Championship game the previous season.

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Caitlin Clark scored 45 points, yet her performance was not enough to beat Ohio. Additionally, she had seven assists, and three rebounds, and managed two steals in 43 minutes. She also shot an impressive 14/16 free throws.

With a collision that marred the otherwise flawless performance for Ohio, how will Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes bounce back from this loss?

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