Caitlin Clark gets chippy with opponent, delivers a damning message: 'Not scared'

Tensions were high in the early going between the Indiana Fever and Atlanta Dream Thursday night The two teams were hours removed from a battle that came down to the final seconds which the Dream won - So maybe there was specific carryover With less than seconds to go in the first quarter Caitlin Clark and Rhyne Howard exchanged particular words and had to be separated Howard was playing full-court defense on Clark who was dribbling up the court CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMRefs whistled the play and the two bumped into one another Both appeared to extend an arm and Clark began to walk away from the situation before Howard took a step forward But one of Howard's teammates rapidly stepped in and led Howard away I'm not scared of you Clark appeared to say and she was backed by her teammates Despite the tense moment Thursday they shared a funny one earlier this month in the preseason when Howard jokingly picked at Clark's ear after their exhibition prompting a laugh from Clark 'AROUND THE HORN' PANELIST QUESTIONS IF ESPN CANCELED SHOW DUE TO LIKELY 'WOKE' LABELIt was a slow night overall for Clark who had just six points heading into the fourth quarter She had points two nights earlier against Atlanta Indiana trailed - with just over two minutes to go but it ended the battle on a - run Clark added five points in the fourth quarter to finish with Clark's teammate Natasha Howard led the way with points while Rhyne Howard dropped The scuffle between Clark and Howard came five days after Clark and Angel Reese had to be separated Clark was called for a flagrant foul on Reese who then had words for Clark The circumstance prompted an study into alleged hateful comments toward Reese by fans at the challenge Reese reposted a TikTok that noted she is unsafe playing in Indiana The Fever are back in action Saturday against the reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty in Indianapolis at p m ET Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter