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The latest member of the Indiana Fever, Raven Johnson, who the group took with the tenth total decide in the WNBA Draft on Monday, will be part of forces with Caitlin Clark after a tensely aggressive second between the 2 a few years in the past.
In the 2023 NCAA ladies’s Final Four, Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes met Johnson’s South Carolina Gamecocks. During that recreation, there was a second when Clark was presupposed to be guarding Johnson, however Clark waved Johnson off to double-team one other South Carolina participant.
The clip of Clark waving off Johnson ended up going viral, and Johnson later stated it resulted in on-line mockery in opposition to her.
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Apr 7, 2024; Cleveland, OH, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) dribbles the ball previous South Carolina Gamecocks guard Raven Johnson (25) in the finals of the Final Four of the ladies’s 2024 NCAA Tournament at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. (Ken Blaze/USA TODAY Sports)
“I was all over the internet,” Johnson stated on the “I AM NEXT” podcast in March. “That’s one reason I hate the internet now, because of that situation. I got bashed, I got bullied, I got called all these things I wasn’t, aka like a monkey and things like that, and I just think I wanted to quit basketball at that time, and I just wanted to go in this little bubble of isolation and just be by myself.”
Still, Johnson seems excited to now be on the identical facet as Clark.
After Johnson was drafted by the Fever on Monday, she stated Clark is the teammate she’s most excited to play with in the professionals.
Raven Johnson #25 of the South Carolina Gamecocks reacts in the primary half in the course of the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament National Championship in opposition to the Iowa Hawkeyes at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on April 07, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
“Caitlin Clark,” Johnson stated instantly when requested by Overtime WBB which new teammate she’s most excited to play with. “… She’s a phenomenal player, with the things she does, it’s bar standard. She can shoot the ball, she can lead a team, and they win. She has a winning mentality, and I think that’s the biggest thing.”
The Fever have solidified their roster going into the 2026 season as a real championship contender.
The group not too long ago re-signed key gamers Kelsey Mitchell, Lexie Hull and Sophie Cunningham, whereas including veteran Monique Billings in free company.
The Fever have the fourth-best odds to win the WNBA title in 2026 behind the Minnesota Lynx, the defending champion Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty.
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Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives up court docket previous South Carolina guard Raven Johnson, left, in the course of the first half of the Final Four college basketball championship recreation in the ladies’s NCAA Tournament, Sunday, April 7, 2024, in Cleveland. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
The Fever’s season ended in 107-98 extra time loss to the Las Vegas Aces in Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals final yr.
With Clark coming back from harm, their core intact and a minimum of one new addition, Indiana is trying to end the job.
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