Minutes into Game 1 of Connecticut’s first-round playoff series against the Indiana Fever, Carrington came under fire after she eye-poked Caitlin Clark and a foul was not called on her despite Clark’s eye being bruised.

On August 1, the Indiana Fever defeated the Dallas Wings on their home turf, 88-78. Though Clark is still out with a groin injury, she traveled to Texas with the rest of her team to show her support and meet with fans—including world-class gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles.

When women’s basketball phenoms Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark met for the first time as professionals, it happened on a Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis and not on a Friday night in Dallas. That was not the initial plan.