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Alyssa Thomas’ Flagrant on Caitlin Clark Should Be Physicality Breaking Point

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The WNBA is well-known for its competitive, physical play with intense contact. However, this type of contact has drawn in conversations about whether the physicality has gone too far. Over the last few seasons, the league recorded a high number of technical fouls, flagrant fouls (both 1 and 2), ejections and suspensions. The conversation on […] The post Alyssa Thomas’ Flagrant on Caitlin Clark Should Be Physicality Breaking Point appeared first on The Lead.

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‘Might be the worst thing to happen to the WNBA’: Caitlin Clark taking heat for the state of the discourse around the league

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As of late, the WNBA discourse has largely centered around Indiana Fever point guard Caitlin Clark and the way that she is refereed and the physical way that her opponents play her. The conversation reached new heights after Phoenix Mercury star Alyssa Thomas struck her in the throat area. Things have even reached Washington, D.C.,…

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‘Hold Players Accountable’ – Members of Congress Demand Answers From WNBA As Caitlin Clark Endures Harsh ’Violence’

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Amid the ongoing controversy over the physical style of defense some opposition teams adopt against Caitlin Clark, several US congressmen have written to the WNBA, demanding answers about how the league is treating its biggest star. Members of Congress Demand Answers From the WNBA Over Caitlin Clark TreatmentSince being drafted into the WNBA, Clark has had to face aggressive defending from opposition teams.

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Indiana Fever distances organization from Congressional letter regarding Caitlin Clark

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Updated 2 months ago

On Tuesday, several members of the United States Congress penned a letter to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert regarding what the members deemed to be “repeated acts of unnecessary physical hostility and violence” toward Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark. “Dear Commissioner Engelbert,” the letter, which was from the Republican Study Committee, opened. “Caitlin Clark is transforming…

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Republican Lawmakers Are 'Pressuring' WNBA Over Caitlin Clark

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U.S. Republican lawmakers are pressuring the WNBA to do a better job of "protecting" Caitlin Clark. Clark, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, has been on the receiving ends of some hard fouls. Most notably, Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas was hit with a fine and one-game ...

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