Caitlin Clark teammates admit team disobeyed coaches to get Clark game winning shot

The Indiana Fever had what the team hopes will end up being the defining moment of the season, and one that spurs a lengthy win streak on Monday night against the Washington Mystics. After star point guard, Caitlin Clark dominated in the first quarter with 10 points, her production returned to earth for the rest of the game, and she had only 16 points entering the final minute of regulation.

After going 0-for-2 from the free-throw line late in the game, failing to take the lead or tie, it looked like the WNBA discourse was destined for another week around Clark and Fever’s shortcomings.

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Instead, Clark redeemed her free-throw misses and sank a go-ahead three-pointer with just 1.2 seconds left in regulation.

“Didn’t follow the plan… won anyway.”

There was speculation by social media “coaches” afterward that Sophie Cunningham, the inbounder on the play, ad libbed and threw Clark the ball even though the play wasn’t designed for her to get the final look. Shockingly, an Instagram post from guard Sophie Cunningham revealed that the Fever did, in fact, go against the original play design to get Clark the look.