In Photos: Caitlin Clark relieves photographer and clicks Indiana Fever teammates Lexie Hull, Erica Wheeler and co

Ahead of the Indiana Fever's home matchup against the Phoenix Mercury on Friday, Caitlin Clark relieved sports photographer Bri Lewerke of her duties for some time. The Fever's star rookie borrowed Lewerke's camera to click photos of her teammates and fans as they warmed up for the matchup.

Lewerke took to X, formerly Twitter, to share the photos clicked by Clark in two parts. The pictures featured Fever players Lexie Hull and Erica Wheeler, among others.

Friday's game concluded with Caitlin Clark dropping yet another historic performance as the Fever clinched a 95-86 home victory against the short-handed Mercury. The contest featured Clark stacking up with multiple records as she registered her fifth straight double-double with 20 points, 13 assists, six rebounds, one steal and two blocks in the win.

Clark tied the franchise record for most assists in a game, became the first rookie in WNBA history to post multiple games of 20+ points and 10+ assists and also became the first rookie to record 400 points, 150 assists and 100 rebounds in a season.

WNBA fans hype Caitlin Clark for ROY after dominant performance against Mercury

Caitlin Clark seems to have found her groove and is delivering up to the incredible hype that preceded the start of her WNBA career. After Clark's dominant performance against the Phoenix Mercury on Friday, WNBA fans hyped the first overall pick of the 2024 WNBA draft's chances to win the Rookie of the Year award this season.

"Clark is closer to 2nd in the MVP race than 2nd in the ROY race," a fan tweeted.

"I don't know how you can watch Clark and not come away thinking she's the obvious ROY. She's a special player," a fan tweeted.

"The ROY trophy better already have Clark’s name on it," a fan tweeted.

"I recognize Angel Reese’s talent, but Caitlin Clark is on her own level, the ROY race shouldn’t be close," a fan tweeted.

"This the Caitlin Clark I was expecting from the jump. She keep this up, then yeah, ROY fasho," a fan tweeted.

"Clark out here reminding y’all who the true rookie of the year is," a fan tweeted.

Clark finding her rhythm has been instrumental to the Indiana Fever as they moved to the seventh spot in the WNBA standings after Friday's win. The Fever are climbing back after a 0-5 start to the season and have a 10-14 record as they hit the road next to face the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday.