Caitlin Clark Reveals If She Has ‘Bad Blood' With Any Current WNBA Player

It's no secret that Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark plays with plenty of emotion, and although she is only entering her third WNBA season, she has already been involved in several minor on-court altercations.

Her latest came last week against the Golden State Valkyries after hitting a deep three-pointer while defended by Tiffany Hayes, which led to the two exchanging words and briefly getting in each other's faces.

On Thursday night, the Fever faced the Valkyries once again, and Clark was asked whether she has any "bad blood" with Hayes or any other WNBA players around the league. Clark made it clear she views those moments as nothing more than competitive fire.

"I mean for myself, you're just a competitor and you leave it on the court," Clark said before the game. "I don't think there's anything that you carry over into the next game, at least I'm going to speak for me, I don't know about the other side … I don't have any bad blood with any sort of players in this league, like it's just a competitive fire, that's competitive fire my teammates play with too."

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The Fever won last week's matchup against the Valkyries on their home floor at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 90-82.

However, on Thursday night in Golden State, it was the Valkyries who earned revenge with a thrilling 90-88 victory led by Veronica Burton, who scored a game-high 25 points, and Gabby Williams, who recorded 19 points, six rebounds, and six assists.

Clark had a difficult shooting night, finishing with 16 points, six assists, and four rebounds while shooting just 3-for-12 from the field. Clark and rookie Raven Johnson tied for the team lead in scoring.

Fever will be back in action on Saturday night when they travel to Portland for a matchup with the Portland Fire before having four days off ahead of a home game against the Atlanta Dream on Thursday.

That matchup will certainly be must-see TV with Caitlin Clark and Dream forward Angel Reese sharing the floor.

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This story was originally published May 29, 2026 at 9:22 AM.