Caitlin Clark torches officials after Fever star receives technical foul for 'clapping': 'Just ridiculous'

Indiana Fever prima Caitlin Clark was upset with a method foul telephone she received during the team’s triumph implicit the Phoenix Mercury connected Monday nighttime and made her thoughts known.

Clark was progressive successful an entanglement with DeWanna Bonner successful the 4th quarter. She was called for a foul but received a method foul aft she clapped her hands. Clark was seen pleading with officials, asking for an mentation for the technical.

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Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark plays successful the archetypal fractional against the Phoenix Mercury astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis, Ind., connected June 24, 2026. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)

It was her 5th method foul of the season. When a subordinate reaches their eighth method foul, they are suspended for 1 game.

"Yeah, it’s ridiculous. I got a method for clapping. So, we should each conscionable spell connected the calendar present and prime a crippled that I’m gonna beryllium suspended for if I’m gonna get technicals for clapping. (The referee) said I got a method for clapping. If immoderate method should beryllium taken away, it should beryllium that 1 if it’s genuinely for clapping. That’s what they said they gave it to maine for. So, it’s conscionable ridiculous. I don’t recognize it astatine all.

Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark questions a method foul successful the 2nd fractional against the Phoenix Mercury astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis, Ind., connected June 24, 2026. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)

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"I’m gonna play with emotion. I’m gonna play with passion. If they’re gonna springiness maine a method foul for clapping, past truthful beryllium it. That’s their choice. The league tin travel backmost and reappraisal that play and I would emotion to perceive what they accidental of the reasoning wherefore I got the method foul successful that concern wherefore players connected the different squad didn’t get a method foul successful that situation. If anything, split. OK, everyone gets a method foul. That wasn’t however they were handed out. I’d emotion to know."

Indiana won the game, 86-77.

Clark had 24 points, 9 assists and 3 rebounds successful the win. It’s the 5th consecutive crippled successful which she’s had astatine slightest 20 points.

Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark dribbles the shot portion Phoenix Mercury guardant Valeriane Ayayi defends successful the 2nd fractional astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis, Ind., connected June 24, 2026. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)

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The Fever improved to 10-7 with the win. The Mercury fell to 5-13.