Fever fans react as Caitlin Clark engages in shoving contest with Sydney Colson: "Both of them need to be bubble wrapped"  

Caitlin Clark and Sydney Colson had fun on the sidelines as they engaged in a shoving contest during the Indiana Fever's 85-76 win over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday. Clark, who has been recovering from a quad injury over the past week, began playfully shoving her veteran teammate before it turned into a contest with both players going at it.

Eagle-eyed Fever fans online spotted the hilarious incident, a clip of which was posted by one of the fan pages on X:

Coming into this season, fans were concerned about Colson's fit with this group, considering the years she spent playing alongside A'ja Wilson. Fever fans kept receipts of Colson's old tweets in which she sparked controversy around Clark and Nike allegedly delaying Wilson's shoe release. The incident occurred in April 2024 when the brand announced a new lucrative deal with Clark.

Nevertheless, Sydney Colson has been a great fit, and the Fever fans are enjoying her relationship with Caitlin Clark. After Tuesday's lighthearted shoving contest between the duo, the Fever faithful were seemingly happy to see them bond.

Here are some of the reactions on X:

elle🗽

@wbb_wins

both of them need to be bubble wrapped

🚀𝔍𝔊_ℭ𝔩𝔲𝔱𝔠𝔥_ℭ𝔦𝔱𝔶 🚀

@jg_clutch_city

What a bully

Jo

@Jo665456752

Caitlin needed to release some of those energy

Extremely Depressed Clippers fan

@Clipgangwebang

Syd getting CC TUFF 😂😂😂

Tilly

@_tillynilly

She’s fighting her 🥺 free Syd 😭🥺 LMAO

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Sydney Colson has a solid outing as Fever win without Caitlin Clark

The Indiana Fever registered their first win in three games. It was also their first win in Caitlin Clark's absence.

The Fever were without Clark and Sophie Cunningham, leaving the team significantly shorthanded at the point guard spot.

Sydney Colson, who replaced Clark in the starting lineup, was excellent as the Fever outplayed the Mystics. Colson arguably had her best game in an Indiana jersey, tallying seven points, three assists and one block in 16 minutes. She made two of her three shots from the floor and the free-throw line.

Indiana played hardship signing Aari McDonald over Colson in the clutch, but the veteran guard was impactful when on the floor.

With Tuesday's performance, Sydney Colson may have retained her spot amid growing speculation of the Fever signing McDonald and cutting one of their existing players. Colson or Brianna Turner could be among the cuts.