Caitlin Clark picked up her eighth technical foul of the season and will now serve a one-game suspension for Tuesday night’s battle against the New York Liberty. Or will she? The Indiana Fever superstar was assessed the penalty for making contact with an official during Saturday’s 90-86 road win versus the Chicago Sky, but she seems confident that the WNBA will exonerate her when it reviews the decision.
“{The referee} said I ran into her. I’ve already watched it on the tape, so we’ll let the league decide,” Clark told reporter Holly Rowe after posting 26 points on 7-of-15 shooting with 11 assists, four rebounds, two steals and one block. “But it wasn’t intentional or anything, so I’m hoping it’s getting rescinded. Holly, I’ll see you in the New York game. I’ll see you on Tuesday.”
“Holly, I’ll see you in the New York game on Tuesday”
Caitlin Clark speaks on the technical foul and believes that it will be recinded 🗣️
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Rowe tried clarifying if anything was said, but it is difficult to hear Clark’s response. In any case, the 2024 All-WNBA First-Team selection and 2026 MVP candidate sounds convinced of her innocence. Now, she will wait to see if the W feels the same way.
The official argues that the indiscretion occurred not by Clark merely bumping into her, but from a push-off via the forearm. There were a couple of big reactions from the Sky bench right before the whistle was blown, leaving people to speculate on what they saw from their vantage point. But No. 22 is adamant that she did nothing wrong, and she has copious support from teammates and fans.
Amid ongoing criticism from the public on how it is handling the most popular player in the league, it will be interesting to see how the WNBA chooses to handle this Caitlin Clark ruling.
Caitlin Clark picked up her eighth technical foul of the season and will now serve a one-game suspension for Tuesday night’s battle against the New York Liberty. Or will she? The Indiana Fever superstar was assessed the penalty for making contact with an official during Saturday’s 90-86 road win versus the Chicago Sky, but she seems confident that the WNBA will exonerate her when it reviews the decision.
