Caitlin Clark's “Welcome to the WNBA Moment” was pretty heartbreaking.
Feverguard, who was selected by Indiana with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, recalled his eardrum bursting when he hit a hard screen during a blowout loss to Liberty on June 2.
“Someone put a screen on me and it hit a little girl right in the ear, and my eardrum ripped and burst,” Clark, 22, said Thursday in the latest film by brothers Jason and Travis Kelsey. . Podcast “New Heights”. “I knew it right away because I had done it before.” [while tubing in a lake]. It hurts so much…that was my welcome to the W moment. ”
Ms Clark added that her ear was not bleeding when the incident occurred and she had lost her hearing for several weeks.
“Healing will take several months,” Clark said. “So after the season, the doctor had to go back and check to see if the hole had closed. If it hadn't, a simple procedure was needed. But luckily it didn't. So it was okay.”
Clark was injured during the fourth quarter of the Fever's 104-68 loss to the Liberty at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
she was Fever trainer Todd Champlin watched from the bench. before they return to the locker room.
Clark returned to the bench but did not return to the game.
She didn't miss any time because of the injury.
A few days after his injury, Clark told reporters She suffered from hearing loss, but did not provide details of her injuries.
“I hate to explain it, it's probably going to be pretty bad, but no, I feel fine. I can't hear very well in one ear.” she said at that time.
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Clark — NCAA Division I’s all-time leader in men’s and women’s scoring rankings — discussed earlier He has adapted to the physicality of the WNBA level.
The Nike athlete was named a WNBA All-Star and 2024 Rookie of the Year.
