Caitlin Clark Sets New WNBA Rookie Three-Point Record

Date: August 29, 2024 Photo Credit: Getty Images By: Admin

[{"selector":"#anim-dc7963b8-9140-469c-b600-484305e22d4a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-22.621699526200246%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-07072774-7dc1-48d7-8d91-cd0330688b24","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-16ba6c41-6309-4ae1-9aff-f34665ed821f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 285.09149%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Caitlin Clark continues her great rookie season and set another record with the Indiana Fever. Photo Credit: Getty Images

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[{"selector":"#anim-36d6fd37-d5ee-415f-ab4c-3e0b48200cd7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bde51d7e-e3b5-49c7-bba8-c2afbfc5c6ac","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 260.40985%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-37b1ce5b-0f6e-4099-900c-47abc14ed2a8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(26.30723995524315%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] This is the fourth record Caitlin Clark has achieved in just her first season with the Indiana Fever in the WNBA. Photo Credit: Getty Images

[{"selector":"#anim-009913d9-04b8-4dc5-b3ec-854c77063f6e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6c36efc5-8ba1-47bb-a73f-d9e755c20192","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 215.01740%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c4603245-ef9f-456d-922e-241c3fb833a5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-26.307239955243155%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Caitlin Clark continues to break barriers in the WNBA by becoming the rookie with the most assists in league history on August 18. Photo Credit: Getty Images

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[{"selector":"#anim-071069b4-79b2-41ba-a4a2-692cce97b75d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-04b57733-9215-4165-a57e-2daad16476d5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 243.35520%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-01989ed0-18d3-43c8-8c25-155e41892e5a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(3.5024012736732857%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] With Wednesday's game, Clark is now among the top 13 scorers in her first year in the WNBA. Photo Credit: Getty Images

[{"selector":"#anim-a52c276f-26b3-451c-9a0e-4aee18e3a5af","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-961983b1-62b2-435e-83f9-fab018014a4a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 281.52790%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b961d9f0-3573-4ed1-9961-c982978ff2ce [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-26.608910749152887%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] The Indiana star has 549 points with nine games remaining in the regular season. Photo Credit: Getty Images

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