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WNBA still reviewing Caitlin Clark’s technical foul, league clarifies
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- The WNBA is currently reviewing an appeal by the Indiana Fever to rescind a technical foul assessed to Caitlin Clark during a game against the Phoenix Mercury, with no final decision made yet.
- Clark received the technical foul in the fourth quarter after a confrontation with former teammate DeWanna Bonner and was penalized for "instigating" by clapping toward Phoenix players.
- If the technical foul stands, Clark will have five technical fouls this season, bringing her closer to the league’s automatic one-game suspension threshold at eight technical fouls.
- Clark criticized the call as "ridiculous," specifically questioning referee Gerda Gatling’s decision to penalize her for clapping, while Fever coach Stephanie White supports Clark’s passion but stresses the need for awareness.
- The altercation involved multiple players receiving technical fouls, including a second technical and ejection for Fever’s Myisha Hines-Allen after a physical incident following the initial scuffle.
