<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3uYDWz_0vkspqap00" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3uYDWz_0vkspqap00" width="1143" height="800" ><figure><iframe height="360" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/t6oNbcF7-Gqa7hx4c.html" width="100%"></iframe><figcaption>Meet Caitlin Clark's Boyfriend (1:19) </figcaption></figure> Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever were eliminated from the WNBA Playoffs Wednesday night when they fell 87-81 to the Connecticut Sun. It was a quick exit for the Fever, as they dropped the first two games of their best-of-3 first round series. On Thursday, much of the discussion surrounding Clark has been the <a href="https://thespun.com/indiana-fever/wnba-player-demands-league-take-action-on-caitlin-clarks-fan-base" rel="nofollow"> supposed toxicity </a> of factions of her fan base <a href="https://thespun.com/indiana-fever/caitlin-clarks-rival-is-getting-death-threats-during-the-wnba-playoffs" rel="nofollow"> toward other </a> WNBA players. ESPN's David Dennis had a message for any Clark supporters who claim they won't watch the final two rounds of the postseason now that the rookie star has been eliminated. He hopes they keep their word. "I hope the people who say they are staying away from the WNBA now that CC is gone actually keep to their promise. These are about to be all-time series and their toxicity isn’t needed. Let us enjoy things," <a href="https://x.com/DavidDTSS/status/1839292001466069390" rel="nofollow"> Dennis wrote </a> on X/Twitter. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4ZOCeU_0vkspqap00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4ZOCeU_0vkspqap00" width="1200" height="800" ><figcaption>UNCASVILLE, CT - SEPTEMBER 25: Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever drives to the basket during the game against the Connecticut Sun during Round one Game two of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs on September 25, 2024 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/2173623985" rel="nofollow"> Jesse D&amp;period Garrabrant&amp;solGetty Images </a></figcaption></figure> Clark put together a record-setting rookie season and helped grow the game in a myriad of ways, but there <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2024/09/26/caitlin-clark-fans-indiana-fever-wnba/75388433007/" rel="nofollow"> remains discontent </a> about how some of her more vocal supporters have approached the league at large. We'll see how Clark handles that in the coming offseason. For now, she's taking her first playoff elimination in stride. "It's a good little taste of what's possible for this organization and for this franchise," Clark said Wednesday night, per <a href="https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/41447804/indiana-fever-star-caitlin-clark-record-year-basketball-ends-playoff-sweep" rel="nofollow"> ESPN's Andrea Adelson </a> . "There's a lot for us to hold our heads high about. This team won five games two years ago. We're a young group, a pretty inexperienced group, but we came together and had a lot of fun playing together." <a href="https://thespun.com/wnba/indiana-fever/wnba-reporter-felt-unsafe-at-caitlin-clarks-playoff-game" rel="nofollow"> Related: WNBA Reporter Felt 'Unsafe' At Caitlin Clark's Playoff Game </a></div></body>

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Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever were eliminated from the WNBA Playoffs Wednesday night when they fell 87-81 to the Connecticut Sun. It was a quick exit for the Fever, as they dropped the first two games of their best-of-3 first round series. On Thursday, much of the discussion surrounding Clark ...