Defiant Sabrina Ionescu Pours Cold Water On Caitlin Clark, Fever's Upset Win Over Liberty

Caitlin Clark shocked the basketball world with a 19-point, 12-rebound, 13-assist triple double on Saturday against the New York Liberty.

Clark's masterful performance led her Indiana Fever to a much-needed 83-78 win over Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and the first-place Liberty, but Ionescu was far from impressed following the shocking upset loss.

She made sure that Clark and the Fever knew her true feelings about it in stark post-game comments.

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"We played Liberty basketball, but understanding, this is their Super Bowl game," Ionescu said to gathered media in a post-game press conference.

"We've beaten them three times this year already. We knew they were gonna come into this game really hungry, and it's tough to beat a team four times."

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Fever teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Aaliyah Boston scored 18 and 14 points respectively in support of Clark during her mesmerizing Saturday night performance.

The three teammates' stellar performances helped to reverse a worrisome trend that included three losses to the Liberty in a 17-day span last month, including two Liberty wins by more than 35 points.

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Clark and the Fever may not have won a whole lot of the 5-foot-11 star Liberty guard Ionescu's respect just yet, but they did manage to stop the bleeding in what was one of their best performances of the season so far, bar none.

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