Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark received her seventh technical foul of the WNBA season during a 123-88 victory over the Connecticut Sun, leaving her one technical away from an automatic one-game suspension with 17 regular-season games remaining.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark picked up her seventh technical foul of the season during Wednesday night’s 123-88 home win over the Connecticut Sun, putting her one technical away from receiving an automatic one-game suspension, according to ESPN. Clark’s seven technicals are tied for the most in the WNBA with Atlanta Dream forward Talksport. She now has 15 technicals in her career, the second most in a player’s first three seasons in league history, behind Reese’s 19, according to data from the Elias Sports Bureau cited by ESPN.
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With the Fever leading 95-67 late in the third quarter, Clark was being defended by Sun guard Saniya Rivers when she dribbled across the top of the key and drew a reach-in foul on Olivia Nelson-Ododa with 28.8 seconds left. As Clark tossed the ball to an official, Rivers gestured toward her, and the two began exchanging words.
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“She said she was locking me up, so I said, ‘Scoreboard,’ and the ref didn’t like that.”
Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever guard via ESPN
Clark did not play in the fourth quarter of the blowout.
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The technical foul came on a historic night for Indiana. The team also tied a WNBA record with their 11th 100-point game of the season, finishing four points shy of the league single-game record.
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Asked if she plans to alter her style of play to avoid a ban, ESPN reported that Clark dismissed the idea.
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“I’m never going to back down. I think just continue to try to control your emotions the best you can. That intensity and that fire is what makes me me, but also knowing my team needs me and finding a good balance of that. But I don’t think I’m going to be playing with that in the back of my head.”
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Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever guard via ESPN
“Anybody who thinks that I have a plan to be strategic about technical fouls is crazy. I mean, look, she’s just got to pick and choose, right? She’s got to pick and choose, and it’s every two after that. So I think the biggest thing is she knows, she has awareness about it. We’ll try to help her when we can, but sometimes we can’t. And if she wants to be strategic about which game she doesn’t want to play, then she’ll let her fly.”
Stephanie White, Indiana Fever head coach via ESPN
The Fever’s technical situation mirrors that of the Atlanta Dream, where Angel Reese also sits at seven technical fouls in 22 games, facing an identical one-game ban threshold. Indiana will begin a three-game road trip against the Seattle Storm on Tuesday.
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