WNBA Removes Key Stat from Caitlin Clark After Aces-Fever Game

Caitlin Clark made WNBA history on Friday, Sept. 13, during a regular-season clash between the Indiana Fever (19-19) and Las Vegas Aces (24-13), but the night didn’t come without some drama.

Clark now holds the prestigious title of most assists in a single WNBA season. She surpassed Alyssa Thomas’s mark of 316, set during the 2023 season, in the second quarter of Friday night’s game when she found Kelsey Mitchell on a cut to the basket off an inbounds play.

With two regular-season games remaining, Clark has a chance to extend her lead in the record books. She’s also all but secured the WNBA Rookie of the Year award . However, her historic performance on Friday didn’t come without a few off-court complications.

Clark initially finished the game with 18 points, 10 assists, and eight rebounds in what was thought to be a record-setting night that ended in a 78-74 loss to the Aces. However, post-game review revealed that one of her assists didn’t meet the official criteria, reducing her final total to nine.

"1 assist was removed from the box score, finished with 9 assists," Clark Report posted on X .

This marked three frustrating outcomes for Clark: she lost an assist from her stat sheet, picked up a technical foul (bringing her closer to a one-game suspension), and saw the Fever fall to the Aces.

Despite these setbacks, Clark remains the overwhelming favorite to win Rookie of the Year, and she has the Fever on the cusp of a playoff berth. Indiana has two more regular-season games—against the Dallas Wings on Sept. 15 and the Washington Mystics on Sept. 19—before the postseason begins on Sept. 22.

If Clark receives one more technical foul, it will be her seventh of the season, resulting in an automatic one-game suspension.

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