Three times already this year, the Fever and Liberty have faced off, twice at Barclays Center. Clark encountered hard screens throughout both of the New York home games, which went viral on social media.
The first occurred during the Liberty’s home opener on May 16 when she ran into Breanna Stewart, the current MVP.
The other was vs Jonquel Jones, the MVP for 2021. Although it doesn’t seem likely, we don’t know for sure if this is the one that broke Clark’s eardrum.
In an interview, Caitlin Clark disclosed that she tore her eardrum while slamming into a screen while watching the New York Liberty
“Excellent screens, I didn’t hear them.” Thus, I should take some of the blame.
The natural reaction of the fan base would be to point fingers at Clark’s teammates for failing to point out the screens, but bear in mind that the Liberty packed the 17,000-seat Barclays Center for both of their games against the Fever. Those fans were really noisy. Every game.