‘Enough with this’: Indiana Fever general manager calls out Caitlin Clark fans

The Indiana Fever responded well after suffering a brutal loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on the first night of a back-to-back on Wednesday night. Indiana defeated the Phoenix Mercury 92-89 on Thursday. Impressively, the Fever pulled off the victory without the services of All-World point guard Caitlin Clark, who missed the game as part of a management plan for a lingering back issue that has bothered her throughout the season.

In her place, fellow All-Star Kelsey Mitchell stepped up in a big way, scoring 29 points and dishing out eight assists, as well as scoring the go-ahead bucket late in regulation.

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After the game, the Fever had nothing but praise for Mitchell and the way she rose to the moment.

“I’m just— she puts us on her back,” White said in the post-game presser. “She really does. And she scores while people are hanging on her all the time. She’s able to get open while people are hanging on her all the time. I mean, her endurance is incredible. You know, we rely heavily on her, and I’m thankful she’s on our team.”

After the win, Fever COO and general manager Amber Cox took to X to share her appreciation for the fans that came out to support the team on its West Conference road trip. However, some fans, rather oddly, felt that Cox and White were only so enthusiastic about the team and its supporters because it won without Clark.

Cox wasted no time in making it clear that any such notion was “nonsense” and reminded fans that Clark herself is always thrilled when the Fever win without her.

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“Nonsense. You know who is also happy after ANY win? CC. Because this is a team full of people who celebrate and care for one another and like all of them, she’s a great teammate. We all cannot wait to have CC back on the court. Enough with this ridiculous narrative,” Cox responded to one such fan.