No one expected that… a photo could shake the WNBA community so much.
📸 Recently, the official page of the Indiana Fever posted a group photo of the team, along with a simple caption as usual. But right after the photo was posted, fans discovered something “strange”: Caitlin Clark – the team’s biggest star, the face of the entire tournament – was COMPLETELY ABSENT.
🔥 Reactions from the online community quickly exploded like a bomb:
“No Caitlin? So which team’s photo is this?”
“Intentionally leaving out the brightest star to ‘drown’? I’m speechless.”
“She’s the one who’s been carrying the entire season, but she’s not in the photo?”
💬 The reason given by the Fever team: “Clark was absent due to personal treatment, unable to participate in the photo shoot.” However, this explanation was immediately ridiculed by netizens as “the most ridiculous thing ever”, especially when many reserve players who were not even on the recent match list were still in the photo.
📈 Hashtags #WhereIsCaitlin, #RespectClark and #FeverFail began to trend on Twitter/X, with tens of thousands of shares, comments, and criticisms from both neutral fans and Caitlin Clark supporters.
🏀 The incident further raised suspicions from fans that Caitlin Clark was gradually being isolated in her own team – after a series of controversial actions: from being played dirty by opponents, ignored by teammates, to not being protected by referees, and now… “disappearing” from the team photo.
“Fever is benefiting from Clark’s reputation, but acting like she’s just an outsider. So disappointing!” – A long-time fan shared.
⚠️ With the WNBA putting all of its media focus on Caitlin Clark, the move to “forget” her from the team photo is not just a media mistake – it could be a sign of an underlying crisis within the Fever.
And if this story continues, perhaps Caitlin Clark’s decision to leave the team is not too far away.
