Caitlin Clark develops black eye from poke in face by DiJonai Carrington, shoots poorly in Fever loss

· New York Post

Caitlin Clark got poked in the eye and had the mark to show for it. 

The WNBA superstar fell to the ground in pain 90 seconds into the game after she was poked in the right eye by Conneticut guard DiJonai Carrington in Game 1 of the first-round playoff matchup between the Fever and Sun. 

The Sun took the game, 93-69, over the Fever. 

Caitlin Clark was poked in the eye by the Sun’s DiJonai Carrington on Sept. 22. Screengrab via X/@cm_slagle
Caitlin Clark reacts after getting poked in the eye during the first quarter on Sept. 22. Screengrab via X/@cm_slagle

No foul was called and play continued as Clark was in obvious pain from the play. 

“Obviously, she got me pretty good in the eye,” Clark told reporters. “I don’t think it affected me. I got good shots, they didn’t go down. It’s a tough time for that to happen. Had three wide open in first half that I usually make. It didn’t feel good when it happened but I don’t think it affected me.”

Caitlin Clark had a black eye after getting poked during the Fever’s loss on Sept. 22. NBAE via Getty Images
Caitlin Clark fell to the court after getting poked in the eye during the Fever’s game on Sept. 22. Screengrab via X/@cm_slagle

Clark briefly went to the bench quickly after the Fever called a timeout, but she never left the game because of the eye poke. 

While Clark didn’t think the injury created an issue with her shooting, she shot just 23.5 percent from the field and put up just 11 points in her first WNBA Playoff game.