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American basketball player (born 2002)
Caitlin Elizabeth Clark is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Regarded as one of the greatest female collegiate players, Clark was twice named national college basketball player of the year and became the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer while playing for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Known for her shooting range and playmaking, she has helped popularize women's basketball, a phenomenon dubbed the "Caitlin Clark effect". She is a three-time WNBA All-Star and one-time All-WNBA selection.
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Fever or pyrexia in humans is a symptom of an anti-infection defense mechanism that appears with body temperature exceeding the normal range caused by an increase in the body's temperature set point in the hypothalamus. There is no single agreed-upon upper limit for normal temperature: sources use values ranging between 37.2 and 38.3 °C in humans.
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For the second straight season, the Indiana Fever’s playoff journey has come to an end at the hands of the Las Vegas Aces. The Fever went 1-2 in the first round, and while their playoff run produced plenty of headlines, the officiating in this series stood out the most.
As undeniable as Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark is as a WNBA megastar, both in terms of her on-court prowess and off-court attention, it is also undeniable that Clark is missing what is often considered the hallmark of true greatness for any basketball player: playoff heroics.