The Indiana Fever defeated the Phoenix Mercury 88-82 in a thrilling Sunday matinee game.

At one point in the contest, there was a scuffle between Fever and Mercury players after the two team’s huddled up close to one another during a pause in the action.

And Fever rookie Caitlin Clark clearly wanted to take no part in the brief tussle.

This caused X user @TheAfrocentricI to reply to a video of Clark avoiding the action and writing, “Her teammates are supposed to have her back but she doesn’t have theirs?”

Jun 30, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) looks on during the first half of the game against the Phoenix Mercury at Footprint Center.

“You don’t see curry fighting when draymond get into it… yo star don’t get involved because they can’t get kicked out the game,” one X user replied to the post.

“Are you blatantly ignoring how she was pulling Temi away at the beginning??? lol girl bffr,” another fan added.

“now these people want her to square up and throw hands man this is crazy,” said another.

Another fan wrote. “She pulled 14 away and then the scuffle ended. The haters and their mental gymnastics smh”.

Clark’s haters will do anything to disparage the rookie.