Caitlin Clark goes viral for battling Kelsey Plum in WNBA All-Star Game - as fans mock Olympian for 'playing hard and still getting cooked'

Footage of Caitlin Clark battling it retired pinch Kelsey Plum successful nan WNBA All-Star Game has gone viral connected societal media - pinch fans mocking nan USA constituent defender for getting 'cooked' by her younger rival.

Clark helped Team WNBA get nan amended of USA Basketball successful Saturday's All-Star Game, pinch nan Indiana Fever sensation racking up 10 assists connected nan nighttime - nan astir ever recorded by a rookie successful nan showpiece.

It proved a disappointing nighttime for Plum arsenic nan Las Vegas Aces prima and her Olympic teammates slumped to conclusion conscionable complete a week earlier their opening fixture astatine this summer's Paris Games.

And if nan 117-109 nonaccomplishment wasn't bad enough, a video of her losing a conflict pinch Clark connected nan tribunal has gained traction online successful nan aftermath of Saturday's game.

In nan clip, which has 5.4 cardinal views connected X, Plum tin first beryllium seen trying to play an fierce defense connected nan Fever rookie arsenic they spell caput to caput successful nan first half.

Yet aft she played a walk into Aliyah Boston, Clark past manages to suffer Plum earlier taking nan shot backmost from her Indiana teammate.

She past threaded done an inch-perfect walk consecutive into nan way of Boston, who made a elemental bucket from wrong nan paint.

A fired-up Clark fto retired a passionate cheer aft signaling her latest assistance successful nan game, which helped nan WNBA All Stars prevail successful nan end.

However, users were speedy to mock Plum connected societal media aft her fierce strategies backfired.

One wrote: 'The facts that they consciousness she needs to beryllium played for illustration that successful an accumulation games (still gets cooked) intends they person already lost'.

'Playing that difficult successful an each prima crippled and still getting cooked,' wrote different on pinch a laughing emoji.

A 3rd said astir Clark: 'They are only making her better'.

While different simply said: 'When playing fierce defence dont activity connected CC pinch each prima squad mates lol'.

Clark enjoyed a successful first All-Star Game successful Phoenix, moreover burying nan hatchet pinch rival-turned-teammate Angel Reese astatine 1 shape of nan 2nd half.

Clark and Reese, who are battling it retired for this year's Rookie of nan Year award, put their feud to 1 broadside and mixed to awesome effect erstwhile nan erstwhile went connected a mazy tally earlier spotting her teammate successful acres of space.

She past threw a dime into nan way of Reese, who coolly made nan bucket to summation Team WNBA's lead connected nan night.

After linking up brilliantly, nan duo produced an iconic image by sharing a high-five earlier continuing pinch nan game.