Ancient Auburn women’s basketball star Dewanna Bonner and the Indiana ‘fever’s Caitlin Clark I had Chippy with each other during the WNBA qualifiers last year.
The two had to be separated during match 2 of the first round series between fever and Connecticut Sun during the WNBA 2024 qualifying series.
Despite the incident, the two players are ready to put aside the past and play with each other, after Bonner, 37 years old, signed a one -year contract on February 2 with fever. Clark begins his second year in the League after winning the honors of the recruit of the year last year.
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“I could not be more excited to walk on the ground with Caitlin,” Bonner said during his introductory press conference Monday. “We have actually had excellent training this morning, and I think we feed well. She is not already, and I’m just happy to be here and I hope I can give him knowledge to Bring your game to a different level.
“I could not be more excited to walk on the ground with Caitlin. We had an excellent training this morning … to see what she has already done for this league and this organization is crazy. »» pic.twitter.com/hktknqwuji
– correlation (@ nosyone4) February 10, 2025
Bonner, a 15 -year -old veteran and double WNBA champion, brings experience to fever. The six times All-Star attended Fairfield High in Fairfield before going to the University of Auburn from 2005 to 2009. Bonner was the player of the dry year of Tigers in 2009. The Phoenix Mercury then selected her Fifth in the general WNBA recovery classification 2009.
She helped lead Mercury to WNBA titles in 2009 and 2014, which Clark wants to accomplish during her career WNBA. For choice n ° 1 of 2024 and reigning Recruit of the yearBonner is a very well sold addition.
“This is exactly what you want, you want your teammates to be as competitive as you,” said Clark. “I think the training camp will be really fun, and that’s when you compete live, you get things, the coaches determine the alignments, which the alignments do not do it, so I think That it is more like the reader to push your teammates to improve, and I think that is exactly what she is talking about when she talks about her leadership.
Caitlin Clark, Dewanna Bonner Get Chippy in WnBa qualifiers
During match 2 of the WNBA 2024 playoff match between fever and the Suns, Clark said she was the victim of a 3 -point attempt when she was guarded by Bonner. She complained to the referee, which Bonner did not appreciate. The veteran started to chrisy in Clark, the recruit pushing Bonner with one hand. Bonner answered by dragging Clark’s arm.
Bonner and Clark continued to settle for the other after a dead time, and those responsible finally separated them to avoid climbing.
He is sure to say that the incident is downright behind them.
“I’m glad you asked this question because my reception box has gone crazy about this moment,” said Bonner laughing at his introductory press conference. “I think these are only two competitive players who want to win and push their team to overcome the finish line. These are the playoffs, so emotions are high, the tensions are high.”
This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertise: Dewanna Bonner talks about playing with Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever
