Caitlin Clark's Black Eye and Rough Debut Highlight Fever's Playoff Struggles

The Indiana Fever star suffered an eye injury and had a difficult shooting night in a 93-69 loss to the Connecticut Sun in Game 1 of the WNBA playoffs.

Caitlin Clark, the unanimous AP Rookie of the Year, scored just 11 points on 4-of-17 shooting in her first WNBA playoff game.
Clark sustained a black eye early in the game after being poked by Connecticut Sun's DiJonai Carrington, though she denied it affected her performance.
The Fever struggled offensively, shooting only 21.4% from three-point range, and were outscored 50-36 in the paint.
Alyssa Thomas recorded a triple-double for the Sun, contributing 12 points, 13 assists, and 10 rebounds.
The Fever, who are down 1-0 in the best-of-three series, will need to win Game 2 on Wednesday to avoid elimination.