"Angel is going through a breakdown right now" - WNBA fans react to Caitlin Clark clinching ROTY award amid racism concerns

Caitlin Clark has won the Rookie of the Year award after a remarkable campaign with the Indiana Fever. The 22-year-old guard came into the league as the No. 1 overall pick in April, landing on a struggling Fever team that looked lost in the past five or six seasons.

Shams Charania reported that Clark clinched this award, adding that A'ja Wilson secured the MVP award, DiJonai Carrington clinched the Most Improved Player award, and Napheesa Collier took home the Defensive Player of the Year prize.

It didn't take long for fans to react to this news, celebrating Clark's achievement while taking jabs at Angel Reese, the strongest opponent Caitlin had for this award.

"Angel Reese is going through a breakdown right now," one fan said.

"It was never a close race," another fan said.

"ANGEL REESE not ROBBED," another fan wrote.

Others criticized the fact that she didn't win it unanimously.

"The fact that this wasn’t unanimous is INSANE," one fan said.

Despite jumping straight from college to the WNBA without any break, Caitlin Clark held her own, making an instant impact on viewership and attendance.

It took a while to find her rhythm, but Clark played 40 games, averaging 35.4 minutes, 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 8.4 assists, and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 41.7% from the field, 34.4% from deep, and 90.6% from the free-throw line.

She added 14 double-doubles and two triple-doubles to her impressive stat sheet.

Caitlin Clark explains how she stays humble despite being under constant spotlight

Caitlin Clark spoke with reporters during the Fever's exit interviews, reflecting on her first season, calling out people abusing her colleagues and even crediting her parents for not letting fame get to her.

"I give my parents all the credit," she added. "I feel like I was raised in a way like, you gotta treat every single person with respect and I feel like I have a good feel on basketball as in my everything, that's the way I was raised, basketball, the absolute thing I love to do, but there were some other things that I've done in my life, whether it was school, whether taking out the trash.

"My parents really invested in making sure I was a good person before basketball or sports and I'm just trying to live in the same exact manner. Just being a human."

Clark is expected to mark an era in the WNBA and after a remarkable rookie season, nobody knows what her ceiling is.