凯特琳·克拉克在《今夜秀》24秒投进12颗芝士球：16投12中片段疯传 WNBA官方账号直呼太惊人
11月6日（周五）晚，在位于美国纽约州纽约市的NBC《今夜秀》录制现场，印第安纳狂热队后卫凯特琳·克拉克（Caitlin Clark）在主持人Jimmy Fallon设置的24秒计时挑战中，把芝士球一颗颗投进Fallon嘴里，16投12中。节目片段11月7日由《今夜秀》官方账号发布后在社交平台扩散，11月8日仍居YouTube美国趋势榜前列，WNBA官方账号在X转发时只写了三个词：「太惊人了。」
据Pro Football & Sports Network报道，这项挑战完全按比赛规矩来：克拉克每次只能投出一颗芝士球，同时有第二颗在空中就会被判出局；两人相距至少六英尺，Fallon穿着克拉克在节目上送他的Nike Caitlin 1球鞋量出这段距离。克拉克当场说：「我没想到规矩这么难。」计时用的24秒，正是WNBA的进攻时限。
据Athlon Sports报道，克拉克开局连进七球，最后以16投12中收尾，得分率被球迷按技术统计写成「12/16，命中率75%」。狂热队跟队记者Scott Agness在X写道，克拉克「斗志十足，开局连进七颗芝士球，能听出她一边较劲一边玩得开心」。一名球迷写道：「她认真到能把扔芝士球变成一项运动，这就是迈克尔·乔丹的气场。」
克拉克这次上节目，正值她为儿童绘本《EXTRAordinary! A Little EXTRA to Reach BIG Dreams》做宣传，节目中她还送给Fallon一双自己的签名鞋。她在访谈里谈到自己从小好胜：「小时候玩任何棋盘游戏，我都不喜欢输。Candyland大概是我小时候最喜欢的游戏，现在最喜欢的是Catan。」
据Bleacher Report报道，克拉克刚结束的这个WNBA赛季场均得到22.3分，投篮命中率44.5%、三分命中率36.1%，均为生涯新高；狂热队常规赛28胜16负，季后赛首轮被拉斯维加斯王牌队淘汰。这次深夜秀上的芝士球挑战，是她休赛期最出圈的一幕。
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Caitlin Clark Lands 12 Cheeseballs in Jimmy Fallon's Mouth in 24 Seconds on The Tonight Show as the Clip Goes Viral
On Friday night, November 6, at NBC's The Tonight Show studio in New York City, Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark took on a 24-second shot-clock challenge set by host Jimmy Fallon, tossing cheeseballs into Fallon's mouth one by one and landing 12 of her 16 attempts. The Tonight Show's official account posted the clip on November 7, it spread across social platforms, and it was still near the top of YouTube's U.S. trending chart on November 8. The WNBA's official account reposted it on X with a three-word verdict: "This is amazing."
According to Pro Football & Sports Network, the challenge ran on strict rules: Clark could have only one cheeseball in the air at a time, and putting a second one up would have disqualified her on the spot. The two stood at least six feet apart, a distance Fallon stepped off while wearing the Nike Caitlin 1s Clark had given him on the show. "I didn't know the rules were that hard," Clark said. The 24 seconds on the clock matched the WNBA's shot clock.
Athlon Sports reported that Clark opened with seven straight makes and finished 12-for-16, a line fans wrote up like a box score: "12/16 FG, 75% shooting." Fever beat reporter Scott Agness wrote on X that Clark was "fiercely competitive, makes seven cheeseballs in a row to start," adding, "You can hear her amp up the intensity, while having fun." One fan wrote: "It's wild that Caitlin Clark is so damn competitive that she can turn cheese ball throwing into a sport. She's got Michael Jordan aura."
Clark appeared on the show during a press tour for her children's book, EXTRAordinary! A Little EXTRA to Reach BIG Dreams, and also gifted Fallon a pair of her signature shoes during the segment. In the interview she described how competitive she has been since childhood: "Any board game growing up, I did not like to lose. Candyland was probably my favorite game growing up. Now Catan is probably my favorite game right now."
According to Bleacher Report, Clark averaged 22.3 points per game in the WNBA season just ended, shooting a career-best 44.5 percent from the field and 36.1 percent from three-point range. The Fever finished the regular season 28-16 and were eliminated by the Las Vegas Aces in the first round of the playoffs. The late-night cheeseball challenge became the most viral moment of her offseason so far.
来源：NBC《今夜秀》
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图片来源：图：Caitlin Clark本人比赛资料图（2024年7月，John Mac摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，经Wikimedia Commons），非《今夜秀》节目画面。/ Caitlin Clark in a July 2024 file photo (by John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons); not a photo from The Tonight Show.
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