Fever's Caitlin Clark has every right to be annoyed after this brutal mistake

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If you watch the Indiana Fever enough, it becomes quickly apparent that Caitlin Clark probably should get even more assists than she does.

A few times a game, she throws a brilliant pass, only for her teammate to not quite deliver on their end of the bargain.

Usually, though, there's something difficult about the play. Maybe a tough-to-reach pass, or a lengthy shot still to follow after the great feed.

On Saturday night in a loss to the New York Liberty, though, there was no further difficulty.

Clark threw a great pass up the court to Kelsey Mitchell.

Mitchell, one of the WNBA's best scorers, inexplicably missed the wide open layup.

Caitlin Clark with an absolute LASER pass on the fast break, but her teammate blows a layup pic.twitter.com/pwHJYPOS2w

— HeroOfTheDay (@HerfThe_Day) June 7, 2026

To give Mitchell the smallest grace, this was with her off-hand.

But still -- the reason Clark is so potentially great a player to have is because she can make plays like that one, setting up her teammate so well in addition to the long-range shooting that people recognize in Clark's game.

On this particular night, it even cost Clark a double-double -- she finished with 10 points and 9 assists.

And who knows whether it impacts the outcome of the game if the Fever get that hoop instead of not.

It's just a brutal little moment, and one that Clark did everything she could without getting the help she needed.

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