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Watch: Absurd Caitlin Clark three gives Fever distance over Liberty
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark. Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Watch: Absurd Caitlin Clark three gives Fever distance over Liberty in early showdown

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark was in a drought, and then it started to rain.

Clark snapped a 0-14 streak from three-point range with two massive makes late in the third quarter of Saturday's early season showdown with the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty to give the Fever a 76-68 lead.

Indiana outscored New York 30-13 in the third, which was punctuated by Clark's long-distance makes.

First, Clark gained separation at the top of the three-point line and drilled the 25-foot shot while being found by Liberty guard Rebekah Gardner. 

Then, she beat the buzzer with a ridiculous 33-foot make as the Fever ended the quarter on a 9-0 run.

Before her two third-quarter three-pointers, Clark hadn't connected from long distance since the fourth quarter of the Fever's 91-90 loss to the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday. 

She missed her last two in that loss and all five in Indiana's rematch with the Dream on Thursday, an 81-76 win. Clark began Saturday 0-of-7 from beyond the arc.

Eric Smithling

Eric Smithling is a writer based in New Orleans, LA, whose byline also appears on Athlon Sports. He has been with Yardbarker since September 2022, primarily covering the NFL and college football, but also the NBA, WNBA, men’s and women’s college basketball, NHL, tennis and golf. He holds a film studies degree from the University of New Orleans

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