“It Actually Popped”: Caitlin Clark Says Her Left Eardrum Was Ruptured On A Vicious Pick By New York Liberty’s Jonquel Jones This Season

Caitlin Clark has gotten some time to reflect on her historic WNBA season and the positive affect her presence and those of an historic rookie crop made on the league.Nothing was given to Clark, who battled through all of the social media noise and the flagrant fouls against her and the emotional moments that rookies fight through on their way to veteran status.A few weeks ago in Indianapolis, “60 Minutes” sat down with Clark and asked her to pinpoint the “signature moment” of this signature rookie season. One that rivals Candace Parker’s 2008 entrance, where she won Rookie of the Year and MVP with the LA Sparks. Jonquel Jones Breaks Caitlin Clark’s Eardrum Setting A Pick On June 2Of all of the shining moments that led to the Indiana Fever making the playoffs for the first time sine 2016, Clark remembers her eardrum getting ruptured during a game against the WNBA title favorite New York Liberty on June 2. It’s a moment that resonates with the WNBA 2024 Rookie of the Year, because it was that true “welcome to the league, rook” moment, as Clark described it.“I remember when we were in New York and (Liberty big) Jonquel Jones set...