Hailey Van Lith made her WNBA debut on Saturday against Indiana Fever. The Chicago Sky guard checked into the game with 4:24 left in the fourth quarter replacing Angel Reese. The game was well out of reach for the Sky with the Fever holding a 30 point lead (81-51).
In her brief stay on the court, she guarded Caitlin Clark for a couple of possessions before taking up the onus of scoring for herself with a 11-foot driving floating jump shot with 2:53 left in the game.
Van Lith’s efforts were overshadowed by Clark who recorded the third triple-double of her career leading Fever to a commanding win.
Amlan Sanyal is a basketball writer at Sportskeeda with more than two years of experience. Amlan has a soft spot for the lovable loser, and years of supporting Leeds Utd, the Seattle Mariners and San Antonio Spurs have made him realize that there’s more to sport than just championships.
Amlan started falling for basketball after watching the San Antonio Spurs in 2012 and 2013. He watched as a collective of veteran legends, underrated misfits and a young defensive stud extended the Spurs’ era of dominance with a team-oriented style, reminiscent of the aesthetic brilliance of 2011 FC Barcelona.
Amlan has supported the Spurs ever since, even after enduring the heartbreaks of Ray Allen’s corner three and several years in the wilderness post-Kawhi Leonard. He hopes Victor Wembanyama will become the face of the league as Pop rides off into the sunset.
When not working, Amlan is a keen quizzer and a podcast buff and can usually be found reading books, watching movies or listening to history podcasts.
