Caitlin Clark collides with Ohio State fan during court-storm
Caitlin Clark collided with an Ohio State fan who was storming the court after Ohio State’s big win over Iowa on Sunday afternoon.
Buckeyes fans rushed court after the overtime victory over the No. 2 Hawkeyes. As Clark was running off the floor toward the locker room, she was blindsided by an Ohio State fan and stayed on the ground for several moments.
Here’s video of the incident:
Caitlin Clark just got run over by an Ohio State fan as she was leaving the court 😳 (via @Dadsdontplay) pic.twitter.com/UDzk7NxK4G
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) January 21, 2024
Clark scored 45 points and dished out 7 assists in Iowa’s 100-92 loss to Ohio State. Despite the strong offensive game, Iowa was not able to get stops in crunch time. Ohio State out-scored Iowa 25-18 in the 4th quarter to force overtime.
After the game, Clark said she got the wind knocked out of her in the collision with the fan:
Caitlin Clark says she’s ok now after getting blindsided by a fan trying to storm the court. She fell hard and mentioned she got the wind knocked out of her. pic.twitter.com/V8SzpsCDMU
— Kellyanne Stitts (@KellyanneStitts) January 21, 2024
Clark also said that Ohio State’s athletic director apologized for the incident.
“It just comes with the territory,” Clark said of the court storm. “I’m sure they tried their best to do whatever they could.”
This was just Iowa’s 2nd loss of the season. The Hawkeyes are now 18-2 on the year and will be tied with Ohio State with one loss apiece in the Big Ten standings.
These programs will meet again on Iowa’s home court in the regular season finale on March 3.