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Kristen Wong

Raven Johnson Has Moved on From Caitlin Clark’s Viral Wave-Off—Now, the WNBA Media Should, Too

The Indiana Fever’s top pick in the 2026 WNBA draft, Raven Johnson, brings with her some tainted history with superstar Caitlin Clark. During the semifinals of the 2023 NCAA tournament, when Johnson was playing for South Carolina and Clark was playing for Iowa, Clark infamously waved her off at the three-point line and left her wide open.

It was a viral moment also construed as a disrespectful gesture, given that Clark chose to stay back rather than guard Johnson, and was basically letting Johnson have an open three-pointer in one of the biggest games of their respective college careers.

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