Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark made her much-awaited return in their second preseason game against the Brazil National Team. Having missed the first game, all eyes were on the star as she came back to her old hunting ground, the Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
In familiar territory, Clark was the star attraction as the court emblazoned with her number and initials, bore witness to her scoring the first points of the game, a 24-foot running pullup jumpshot. On the back of her game opening three, Fever got out of the gates with a hot start (8-0).
Clark missed her next three shots, two from mid-range and one from downtown as she settled into the role of a primary distributor, setting the stage for Kelsey Mitchell until she was subbed out with five minutes left in the first quarter
Amlan Sanyal is a basketball writer at Sportskeeda with more than two years of experience. Amlan has a soft spot for the lovable loser, and years of supporting Leeds Utd, the Seattle Mariners and San Antonio Spurs have made him realize that there’s more to sport than just championships.
Amlan started falling for basketball after watching the San Antonio Spurs in 2012 and 2013. He watched as a collective of veteran legends, underrated misfits and a young defensive stud extended the Spurs’ era of dominance with a team-oriented style, reminiscent of the aesthetic brilliance of 2011 FC Barcelona.
Amlan has supported the Spurs ever since, even after enduring the heartbreaks of Ray Allen’s corner three and several years in the wilderness post-Kawhi Leonard. He hopes Victor Wembanyama will become the face of the league as Pop rides off into the sunset.
When not working, Amlan is a keen quizzer and a podcast buff and can usually be found reading books, watching movies or listening to history podcasts.
