Fever guard Sophie Cunningham says players are 'definitely targeting' Caitlin Clark. Does she have a point?
Cunningham also blasted the WNBA and its refs for failing to protect her teammate
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Cunningham also blasted the WNBA and its refs for failing to protect her teammate
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Less than two months ago, on May 14, WNBA officials told Sports Illustrated that they were happy with the newly formed officiating task force. While they did admit that it would be “miraculous” to change the physicality that has been present for years, the league thought things were heading in the right direction.
The Indiana Fever’s rematch against the Phoenix Mercury already carried extra tension after their heated meeting just two days earlier. But midway through the second quarter, a controversial sequence involving Alyssa Thomas and Caitlin Clark went unpenalized despite broadcast replays appearing to show contact to Clark’s neck.
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Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark was assessed her fourth technical foul of the season with 22 seconds left in Saturday’s 85-75 Commissioner’s Cup win over the Connecticut Sun. The technical foul moves her halfway toward an automatic one-game suspension under the league’s new collective bargaining agreement.
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Isabelle Harrison, who was assessed a Flagrant foul 2 after referees reviewed the play, had been jawing with Angel Reese the entire game.
The WNBA is now dealing with pressure from Congress regarding the recent stories about Caitlin Clark getting played with physical defense. A group of Republican politicians oworked together to write a letter to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert demanding that the league takes greater accountability to protect the Indiana Fever superstar from taking physical hits. The […] The post Politicians Threaten WNBA Over Recent Caitlin Clark “Attacks” appeared first on HEAVY.
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Caitlin Clark’s latest WNBA behavior debate has drawn comparisons to an old Dallas Wings clip, but Jason Whitlock used that footage to highlight a different expectation for Clark. The conversation started after a fan pointed to a 2022 incident involving Arike Ogunbowale, who was then with the Dallas Wings.
Olivia Miles received her first-ever technical foul in the WNBA during the Minnesota Lynx's game against the Portland Fire.