Clark: 'No way' I was leaving court during 4Q of Fever win over Storm

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Caitlin Clark: 'No way' I was leaving court during 4Q of Fever win over Storm

By Ernesto Cova | Last updated Jul 18, 2026 10:30 AM ET

As all great players do, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark rose to the occasion when it mattered the most.

Right in the middle of a skid and facing more criticism than ever, the Iowa legend went off for a career-high 45 points and 10 assists to lead her team to a 110-107 win over the Seattle Storm.

Clark became the first player in WNBA history to record a 40-10 game, ending a streak of four games under 20 points. She also had six threes, four steals and two blocks.

However, she couldn't care less about her individual accomplishments. If anything, she's always known she can put up those performances, so winning the game was all that mattered.

Caitlin Clark "didn't care" about her record-breaking performance

“It's cool. I don't really care,” Clark said. “I know what I'm capable of, and I know what this team is capable of, and it's my job to help us win and be the best team in the WNBA, and I don't think we're there yet. So it's my responsibility to help us get there, so we'll keep working.”

"I know what I'm capable of, and I know what this team is capable of, and it's my job to help us win and be the best team in the WNBA, and I don't think we're there yet, so it's my responsibility to help us get there, so we'll keep working."

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Notably, the Fever needed each and every single one of Clark's buckets to get the job done.

Her team trailed by eight points with just under four minutes to play, but not even her minutes restriction would keep her from playing on Friday night.

When asked about staying on the court in crunch time, Clark let coach Stephanie White and her staff know that no one could've gotten her off the floor at the time:

“[Coach White] knows better than that,” Clark said. “The trainers know better than that. They would get an earful … There was no way I was ever coming out of the game in the fourth quarter.”

Clark, who has struggled with back injuries this season, hadn't played more than 25:30 minutes in the past four games, so watching her play nearly 30 on Saturday was clearly a step in the right direction.

She's now averaging 20.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game on 43.1 percent from the field and 33.8 percent from beyond the arc, per Basketball Reference, and the Fever moved on to 15-10 with the win.

Ernesto Cova

Ernesto is a bilingual (English-Spanish) sports writer with over eight years of experience covering major leagues such as the NBA, NFL, and MLB. Ernesto’s work focuses on providing insightful, up-to-date coverage of sports, blending his expertise in sports psychology with a passion for analyzing player performance, team dynamics, and trade developments across various sports leagues

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