Iowa sharpshooter Caitlin Clark collided with an Ohio State fan who stormed the court after a game.
Clark was helped off the court but assured reporters she was okay after the incident.
She expressed concern about the potential for serious injury and mentioned that Ohio State’s athletic director apologized to her.
“Now, obviously, I can see they’re storming the court which is totally fine and I mean, good for their students,” Clark said.
“Great win for them and I was just trying to exit the court as quickly as possible so I started running and I was absolutely just hammered by somebody trying to run onto the court and basically blindsided… kind of scary. Could have caused a serious injury to me and knocked the wind out of me. But luckily, my teammates kind of picked me up and got me off the court.”
“I’m sure they tried their best to do whatever they could,” Clark said. “Obviously, it didn’t work and that’s disappointing but, you know, just focus now on the game and ways we can get better.”
Despite her 45-point performance, No. 2 Iowa lost to No. 18 Ohio State in overtime.
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