Although Caitlin Clark's 20-point performance in her long-awaited WNBA regular-season return today against the Dallas Wings ended in a 107-104 loss from Indianapolis' Gainbridge Fieldhouse to open the 2026 campaign, fans still expressed their reactions to the Hawkeye legend's efficient day from the floor on Saturday afternoon.
In 31 minutes of action, Clark scored her 20 points off 7-for-18 shooting, 2-for-9 from 3-point range, and 4-for-4 at the free-throw line, to accompany seven assists and five rebounds. Specifically, a plethora of those 20 points came in the third quarter, including passing the 1,000th career points plateau to close out the frame.
With Clark back playing healthy in the WNBA, here are some of the best social media reactions from fans to her first regular-season game played since July 17, 2025:
good luck this season @IndianaFever 🔥 pic.twitter.com/msLXN7uyZ6
Indiana Fever new intro video and full team introductions before Game 1 of the 2026 season pic.twitter.com/dGACvrSYzb
Fever intros were awesome. They came from the stands. 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/QssBB5q0di
Caitlin Clark’s first time coming down the stairs for starting lineups. @WISHNews8 | @wrtv pic.twitter.com/MkoWsmcaXS
Caitlin Clark is locked in for Indiana's season opener 🔒Watch Wings-Fever on ABC, Disney+ and the ESPN App 🍿 pic.twitter.com/vtOLdOWql8
SHE’S BAAAAAACCCCCKKKKK 👏Caitlin Clark scores her first official regular-season points since last July. pic.twitter.com/0h4EyouEwH
David Letterman is courtside for today's game 👋 pic.twitter.com/AHtlPqcrIg
Tyrese Haliburton and his fiancée Jade Jones sit next to Caitlin Clark’s boyfriend Connor McCaffery in baseline seats for today’s game. @WISHNews8 | @wrtv pic.twitter.com/ucy6PNla2u
anotha one 🙂↕️back-to-back triples from CC 💥 https://t.co/jjP0gMsR6m pic.twitter.com/cQgOoNZvWA
CAITLIN CLARK BEHIND-THE-BACK 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/vFYqEo4WF0
Caitlin Clark has now reached 1,000 PTS in the WNBA after catching fire in the 3Q 😤🚨Took just 54 games 🔥(via @WNBA) pic.twitter.com/7f8ipEIDmc
1K CAREER POINTS 🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/mg9nPZ0Cim
She doesn’t care a thing about this but a fantastic accomplishment for 22. Many more buckets to come. ❤️ https://t.co/N75ffT1cdr
Caitlin Clark reaches 1,000 career points in her 54th WNBA game ⭐️Clark becomes just the 8th player in WNBA history to hit the mark within 54 career games.Hall-of-Famer Tamika Catchings also scored her 1,000th point in her 54th game with the Fever.Clark already owns the… pic.twitter.com/Xigw5Tw6xS
Caitlin Clark is back on the court... and back setting records 💯Congrats to CC on becoming the fastest WNBA player to reach 1,000+ PTS, 250+ REB, and 250+ AST 👏 https://t.co/D7IjIglz9T
Caitlin Clark today 🔥• 20 points • 7 assists • 5 rebounds pic.twitter.com/unPxLb2O03
— Women’s Hoops Network (@WomensHoops_USA) May 9, 2026