By JACK BEZANTS

Caitlin Clark took a courtside seat with new best friend and teammate Sophie Cunningham to cheer Indiana Fever to a crucial win over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night.

The Fever beat their rivals 85-76 in front of their home crowd in Indiana, taking their record to 3-4 for the season as they battle away with their star player Clark hurt with a left quad strain.

But hours earlier, Clark was mocking Cunningham on social media after she revealed she chipped her tooth in a Fever game – presumably Friday’s narrow two-point loss to Connecticut Sun.

Cunningham shared a video to TikTok with the capion: ‘Tell me you play in the W without telling me you play in the W’ before showing off her chipped front tooth. 

Then, over on Instagram, she shared Clark’s ‘close friend’ Instagram post where she compared Cunningham to Jim Carrey’s character Lloyd Christmas from Dumb and Dumber. 

Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham celebrate Indiana Fever's WNBA win on Tuesday night

Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham celebrate Indiana Fever’s WNBA win on Tuesday night

The Fever beat Washington Mystics 85-76 in front of their home crowd, despite Clark's injury

The Fever beat Washington Mystics 85-76 in front of their home crowd, despite Clark’s injury

As well as Clark's left thigh strain, Cunningham has bene struggling with a right ankle issue

As well as Clark’s left thigh strain, Cunningham has bene struggling with a right ankle issue 

Cunningham later shared another selfie after a trip to the dentist to get a cap on her front tooth, captioning the picture: ‘I’m back baby’. 

Clark’s quad strain will likely see her miss Saturday’s showdown against Angel Reese and Chicago Sky in Illinois. She’ll likely be back courtside to cheer her team on once again.

Cunningham, meanwhile, has been struggling with an ankle issue since joining Fever in the offseason.

She initially hurt it in a preseason game against Atlanta Dream but there were fears she aggravated it in Friday’s two-point loss to Connecticut Sun.

The 28-year-old needed to be helped off the court but an MRI scan came back clear.

Kelsey Mitchell led the way for the Fever on Tuesday in Clark’s absence, scoring 24 points in the Washington win. 

Lexie Hull backed her up with 14 point herself and Aliyah Boston scored 10.

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Caitlin Clark mocks bestie Sophie Cunningham for unfortunate injury before cheering Indiana Fever to victory

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