Are off-court distractions sapping Caitlin Clark's three-point shooting?

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark keeps generating headlines, but many aren't basketball-related. 

A group of 11 lawmakers recently sent an angry letter to the WNBA over "multiple attacks" on Clark over her first three seasons in the league. Then, on Wednesday, Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar slammed these legislators for the note and claimed Clark isn't the face of the league. 

Clark, of course, didn't ask for this. She has reiterated throughout her first three seasons that she just wants to play basketball. But all of these stories are preventing her from focusing on and enjoying the sport. That's beginning to show on the court, where she's been struggling to shoot from three. 

Caitlin Clark's three-point stats have been awful in July 

On Thursday morning, Yahoo Sports shared that Clark has shot 3-of-19 (15.8 percent, well below the league average) in July. This includes a dreadful performance in an 88-75 home loss to the Golden State Valkyries on Wednesday night, in which she went 1-of-8 (12.5 percent) from three-point range. Her season average from three is 32 percent (No. 36 among 43 eligible WNBA players).