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0 Share Newsweek is a Trust Project member See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. On Saturday, the Indiana Fever picked up a hard-fought 90-86 win at the Chicago Sky, and it came with a costly technical foul on Caitlin Clark, which drew the ire of head coach Stephanie White, who also got hit with a tech for yelling at the ref.
During a postgame press conference, a reporter asked the reason for Clark's tech, with the three-time All-Star looking to her head coach to provide the explanation that the referees gave her.
"She intentionally seeked out the official," White said, before adding, "and threw the forearm."
"My tech was for saying that's [expletive], even though I heard the F-bomb the whole [expletive] game," the Fever coach said , before going off about Clark's technical.
"That's a bad call. Incidental contact when you're flying out of control like on it, and I thought her teammates should have come up and talked to her about that as well. I think that's really bad. That [expletive] happens all the time in a game. You know, officials have to have some awareness in those moments, and it didn't happen," she said.
For Clark, that technical foul was her eighth of the season, which, according to WNBA rules, results in a one-game suspension and a $1,500 fine. However, it appears that the Fever will file an appeal to contest that particular tech, which Clark alluded to in her postgame comments to ESPN's Holly Rowe.
"She said I ran into her. I've already watched it on tape, so we'll let the league decide, but it wasn't intentional or anything. So I'm hoping it's getting rescinded, Holly. See you in New York. ... I’ll see you on Tuesday," Clark said before rushing off the court back to the locker room with her teammate.
Ahead of Clark's contact with the referee that drew the technical foul, the Chicago Sky's DiJonai Carrington delivered a hard foul on the Fever's Sophie Cunningham during a layup attempt. Referees reviewed the play to determine it was a Flagrant 2 foul, resulting in Carrington's ejection.
Clark scored 26 points in Saturday's win, to go with 11 assists, four rebounds, two steals, and a block. Teammate Kelsey Mitchell scored a team-high 27 points after making 11 of 22 field goals, while Aliyah Boston had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
The win improved the Indiana Fever to 20-12 as they continue their push towards the postseason. Losing Clark for one game wouldn't be a crushing blow to their postseason chances, but it could have an impact as they are currently fourth in the WNBA standings, with the Atlanta Dream right on their heels.
Next up for the Fever is a game at the Liberty, who are eighth in the WNBA standings but have defeated Indiana before. Based on the eye test of her technical foul, it seems highly likely the league will rescind this particular technical and she'll be on the court.
Update 8/8/27 7:50 p.m. ET: According to Indiana Fever reporter Tony East , the WNBA has rescinded Caitlin Clark's technical foul from Saturday's game.
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