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Rookies Caitlin Clark of the Fever and Cameron Brink of the Sparks will be looking to put a W in the win column this weekend, as Indiana travels to New York and LA heads to Las Vegas. <\/p>\n
Rookies have been a point of interest during the opening week of the 2024 WNBA<\/a> season, but, rather than shining as stars, they\u2019ve faced the harsh realities of the league.<\/p>\n This is to be expected. The WNBA is leaps and bounds better than women\u2019s college basketball. But fans of Caitlin Clark are adjusting to that truth. It\u2019s not just Clark and the Indiana Fever who have struggled; the Los Angeles Sparks\u2019 Cameron Brink played well but lost the opening game versus the Atlanta Dream, and Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky lost in her debut against the Dallas Wings as well. <\/p>\n On Saturday, May 18, the Sparks and Fever will be on national television. They will have an opportunity to earn their first wins and confirm that this draft class is worth the hype. <\/p>\n The New York Liberty will host the Indiana Fever at 1 p.m. ET on ABC, followed by the Las Vegas Aces taking on the Los Angeles Sparks at 3 p.m. ET. <\/p>\n Attention comes at a cost many aren\u2019t ready to pay. <\/p>\n If you want heightened focus on your work, well, this is what it looks like for the Fever. WNBA teams have thrown a bucket of cold water on the notion that anyone could waltz into this league and dominate. For the diehard fans, this was expected, but for those who thought Clark and her accolades could just be copied and pasted from Iowa to Indiana, it\u2019s been a bit of a shock. <\/p>\n That\u2019s not a condemnation of Clark or the Fever, but even a generational rookie is a rookie, and the Fever won 13 games last year, a far cry from even decent. It\u2019s going to take time\u2014years realistically\u2014before the Fever even whiff title contention. In the meantime, there will continue to be many losses and some bad nights where you take the other team\u2019s best punch, and your jaw just isn\u2019t ready for it. <\/p>\n Caitlin Clark will be fine, despite early struggles, but @SheKnowsSports<\/a> tried to tell y\u2019all! \u26f9\ufe0f\u200d\u2640\ufe0f #WNBA<\/a> #WelcometotheW<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/XAt6baroB7<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Brother From Another on Peacock TV (@HolleyandSmith) May 17, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nAnother reality check for Indy in rematch against New York?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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