Caitlin Clark’s Morgan Wallen walkout at Lucas Oil draws mixed reactions
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Caitlin Clark‘s shock walkout with Morgan Wallen to start out his live performance at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday evening drew mixed opinions from WNBA followers contemplating the Indiana Fever dropped their house season opener.
Clark and the Fever had been unable to defeat the Dallas Wings in a 107-104 loss to start out the 2026 WNBA season.
But Clark, who had 20 factors, seven assists and 5 rebounds regardless of the loss, wasn’t going to let a possibility to stroll out with the well-known nation music star throughout his signature begin to his reveals go by the wayside.
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark waits to verify right into a recreation in opposition to the Dallas Wings on May 9, 2026, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire)
The Lucas Oil Stadium crowd roared for Clark, who got here into body with Wallen as they walked by means of the bowels of the world.
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“I’m sorry.. you did not get again on protection and [Wings star] Paige [Bueckers] drops 20 on you. Plus you miss a 3 at the top and take an L. Do higher,” an X consumer wrote.
Clark had a possible game-tying three-point alternative with seven seconds left within the recreation, however she missed it.
Others had points with Clark being with Wallen at all, as he created controversy after being recorded saying a racial slur whereas on digicam in 2021.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark reacts throughout the first half of the Fever’s season opener at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on May 9, 2026. (Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK through Imagn Images)
“She walks out with a racist? Not a good look,” one other X consumer wrote.
But it wasn’t all important responses within the feedback, as one consumer referred to as Clark and Wallen “Two GOATS.”
Even Fever teammate Sophie Cunningham cherished seeing Clark out at the live performance, calling her a “bada—b—-” on her Instagram Story.
While Clark and the Fever are definitely hoping to get on the profitable facet of issues extra in 2026, followers need to be joyful that Clark was taking part in a team-high in minutes after coping with quite a few accidents that restricted her to simply 13 video games in 2025.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark drives to the basket in opposition to the Dallas Wings on May 9, 2026, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire)
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“It gets out of line pretty quickly,” Clark mentioned about his again after the loss, per the New York Post. “So just that, just getting my back put back in place a little bit. But other than that, it feels great.”
The Fever are again in motion on Wednesday on the West Coast, as they tackle the Los Angeles Sparks.
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