Lip readers believe the Mystics coach jokingly told Caitlin Clark not to turn back.

Caitlin Clark and Washington Mystics head coach Eric Thibault had a very funny exchange Thursday, and lip readers think they know what it was about.

A lot of people came to watch the regular season finale of Mystics and Fever. In fact, it was the Largest regular season attendance in WNBA historyFans were likely there to see Washington potentially make the playoffs and, of course, to see Caitlin Clark.

But anyone who came to see Caitlin may have been disappointed that she didn’t play a full game, as she was on a minutes restriction before the The WNBA Playoffs — everyone except Eric Thibault. Some good internet sleuths think they caught Eric talking to Caitlin as she came back in the middle of the game. Lip readers think he told her, “You don’t have to come back.”