Caitlin Clark made Raven Johnson want to quit basketball — now they're Indiana Fever teammates after WNBA Draft
This is quite the full-circle moment.
Caitlin Clark made Raven Johnson want to quit basketball — now they're Indiana Fever teammates after WNBA Draft originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Caitlin Clark waved Raven Johnson off.
It was the national championship game, and South Carolina's Johnson had the ball beyond the 3-point arc, and Iowa's Clark had so little interest in guarding her that she literally waved her hand as if to say, "Don't worry about her. " The journey has come in a bizarrely full circle. Clark and Johnson are now teammates.
The Indiana Fever took Johnson with a first-round pick on Monday night in the WNBA Draft. Clark is entering her third year with the Fever, and Johnson will join her in the backcourt. They might have at least a few words to say to one another.
After all, Johnson once said that moment made her want to quit basketball. “I got bashed, I got bullied… I wanted to quit basketball at that time. ” Raven Johnson contemplated quitting basketball after Caitlin Clark’s wave-off at the 3-point line went viral and she got a ton of hate.