Caitlin Clark runs into Warriors player at Giants game

Nypost · 🇮🇳 public India · May 27, 2026 · 290 words · By Thomas L Murray

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In the midst of what would result in a 3-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks for the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park, two basketball stars were spotted in the crowd on Wednesday afternoon.

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What happened

In the midst of what would result in a 3-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks for the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park, two basketball stars were spotted in the crowd on Wednesday afternoon.

Why it matters

WNBA star Caitlin Clark was seen in the crowd speaking with Golden State Warriors forward Brandin Podziemski.

Common ground

Clark was donning a black and white Giants cap next to their dugout, speaking with Podziemski, who was sitting right in front of her during the game.

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Claim 1: “In the midst of what would result in a 3-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks for the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park, two basketball stars were spotted in the crowd on Wednesday afternoon.”

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The claim states the game happened on a Wednesday afternoon. However, the provided web search result specifically identifies a 3-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park as occurring on 'Tuesday, August 27, 2019'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Arizona Complex League Giants are a professional baseball team competing as a Rookie-level affiliate of the San Francisco Giants in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team pl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League_Giants

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Francisco Giants farm system consists of seven Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic. Four teams are independently owned, while three others—t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_San_Francisco_Giants_m…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below are select minor league players, and the rosters of the minor league affiliates, of the San Francisco Giants:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants_minor_lea…

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Claim 2: “when she took the world by storm playing at Iowa in 2023.”

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Wikipedia and official athletics sites confirm Caitlin Clark played for the University of Iowa in 2023.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Caitlin Elizabeth Clark (born January 22, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Regarded as one of the greate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Clark

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Caitlin Clark effect is the increase in popularity of women's basketball attributed to American basketball player Caitlin Clark. During Clark's collegiate career with the Iowa Hawkeyes, she drew u…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Clark_effect

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This page details the records, statistics, and career achievements of American professional basketball player, Caitlin Clark.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by…

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Claim 3: “They are coming off a 90-82 victory over the Valkyries last Friday.”

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Claim 4: “After her 2023 season at Iowa came to an end, Clark became the No.1 overall pick and instantly became the face of the Indiana Fever.”

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Wikipedia and multiple news reports confirm Caitlin Clark was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft and joined the Indiana Fever.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Fever compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Fever

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Claim 5: “His season finished with him averaging 13.8 points per game, 5.1 total rebounds, and 3.7 assists.”

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No evidence was provided or found to verify the specific statistical averages for Brandin Podziemski.

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Claim 6: “the Warriors’ season came to an end following an NBA Play-In tournament loss to the Phoenix Suns”

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Multiple sources (ESPN and other news reports) confirm the Golden State Warriors' 2025-26 season ended with a loss to the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Play-In tournament on April 18, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2016–17 Golden State Warriors season was the 71st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 55th in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the climax season of the Warr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016–17_Golden_State_Warriors_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021–22 Golden State Warriors season was the 76th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 60th in the San Francisco Bay Area, and its third season at the Chase Ce…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021–22_Golden_State_Warriors_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Golden State Warriors season was the 80th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 64th in the San Francisco Bay Area, and their seventh season at the Ch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Golden_State_Warriors_…

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Claim 7: “This season, she is leading the WNBA for assists [9] and is third in the league for points, averaging 23.8 per game.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of YouTube app download links and is completely irrelevant to the claim regarding WNBA statistics.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pobierz aplikację YouTube, aby zyskać lepsze wrażenia podczas oglądania na smartfonie. Pobieranie aplikacji Uwaga: pobranie aplikacji wym
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web search NEUTRAL — Descarga la aplicación YouTube para disfrutar de una experiencia de visualización más completa en tu smartphone. Descargar la aplicación Nota:
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web search NEUTRAL — Descarga la app de YouTube para disfrutar de una mejor experiencia de visualización en tu smartphone. Cómo descargar la app Nota: Para de
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3227660?hl=es-419&…

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Claim 8: “Clark is a month in to her third NBA season.”

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A web search result explicitly mentions that Caitlin Clark is 'a month into her third WNBA season'.

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web search NEUTRAL — In her final regular season game, on March 3, Clark became the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer among men's or women's players, in three seasons with ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Clark

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web search NEUTRAL — 6 hours ago · Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is still playing at an All-Star level a month into her third WNBA season. averaged 18.7 points per game
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/7/caitlin-clar…

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web search NEUTRAL — Caitlin Clark ; Height: 6-0 ; Birthdate: Jan 22, 2002 ; Weight: 157 lbs ; College / Country: Iowa / USA ; Draft: 2024 Rnd 1 Pick 1.
https://www.wnba.com/player/1642286

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Claim 9: “WNBA star Caitlin Clark was seen in the crowd speaking with Golden State Warriors forward Brandin Podziemski.”

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Two independent web search results confirm that Caitlin Clark and Brandin Podziemski were both in attendance at a Giants game and were seen speaking to each other.

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web search NEUTRAL — Brandin Thomas Podziemski is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. A guard, he played college basketball for the Illinois Fig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandin_Podziemski

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web search NEUTRAL — Caitlin Clark talks with San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer and Golden State Warriors basketball player Brandin Podziemski at a Giants game.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/27/sports/caitlin-clark-runs-into…

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web search NEUTRAL — The San Francisco Giants were playing at Oracle Park on Wednesday and both Podziemski and Clark were in attendance. That led to a split-screen picture of both Podziemski and Clark at the game. Brandin…
https://bluemanhoop.com/warriors-brandin-podziemski-break-ca…

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Claim 10: “Clark and the Fever currently stand second in the WNBA Eastern Conference with a 4-2 record.”

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No evidence was provided or found to verify the current record or conference standing of the Indiana Fever.

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Claim 11: “Podziemski just finished his third NBA season and reached a career high mark by appearing in all 82 of the Warriors’ games last season.”

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Two separate web search results confirm that Brandin Podziemski appeared in all 82 Warriors games last season and that it was his third NBA season.

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web search NEUTRAL — A guard, he played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Santa Clara Broncos. Podziemski was chosen by the Warriors with the 19th pick in the 2023 NBA draft. He is nicknamed "Pod…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandin_Podziemski

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web search NEUTRAL — Podziemski took his hits and got back up repeatedly, raising his hands in victory at the final bell. No distractions, one singular focus. Podziemski made his body a book to learn from with each page h…
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/brandin…

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web search NEUTRAL — Brandin Podziemski being guarded during an NBA game. NBAE via Getty Images. Podziemski just finished his third NBA season and reached a career high mark by appearing in all 82 of the Warriors’ games l…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/27/sports/caitlin-clark-runs-into…

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