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Caitlin Clark was in a jovial mood on Tuesday night as the Indiana Fever finally busted out of their recent losing slump. After securing an 85-76 victory over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday, the Fever marked their first win in four games to improve to 3-4 in the season.
This was also Indiana's first win without Clark, who continues to nurse a quad injury that has kept her out of three straight contests now.
A video of Clark from the Mystics game is currently making its rounds on social media. The brief clip shows the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year's unusual behavior during the game as Clark suddenly decided to bust out her dance moves.
omg pic.twitter.com/bbRGh8PGrl
— chris (@chrisclxrk) June 4, 2025
Clark had a big smile on her face as she grooved to the beat. It's not every day that fans get to see a dancing Caitlin Clark, which is why her rather unexpected moves drew a lot of attention on social media.
"Dancing queen," a comment on X read.
"SHES SO CUTSESY" said another.
"she’s getting her groove back " observed a user.
"Caitlin is dancing againnnnn. look at what winning does to a person " a reaction read.
"Rare Cait dance sighting. " another said.
"I don’t need Caitlin, Ferris Buelering this injury. Sit your dancing (expletive) down girl, we need you back!" demanded a fan.
Whatever the case might be, Clark should be back on the floor playing sooner rather than later.
The 23-year-old is expected to sit out Saturday's highly anticipated matchup against Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky. However, there is a good chance that she will be able to return on Tuesday against the Atlanta Dream after initially being ruled out for two weeks.
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