Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark’s technical foul received during a June 22 victory over the Phoenix Mercury is being reviewed, the WNBA confirmed to USA TODAY Sports.
The WNBA issued this statement after it was reported incorrectly that the technical would not be rescinded. “As per WNBA policy, after each game the league reviews all technical fouls. Teams have the ability to provide additional information to the league and request a called technical foul to be overturned. We are in the process of reviewing a request from the Indiana Fever submitted today to rescind Caitlin Clark’s technical foul assessed at 07:57 of the fourth period during Monday night’s game against the Phoenix Mercury.”
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Clark had lobbied postgame for the technical to be “taken away.”
“It’s ridiculous. I got a technical for clapping, so we should all just go on the calendar now and pick a game that I’m going to be suspended for if I’m going to get technicals for clapping,” Clark said.
“If any technical should be taken away, it should be that one. … I don’t understand it at all.”
Clark has five technical fouls this season. If she gets to eight, she will get an automatic one-game suspension.
Tensions boiled over in the Fever’s 86-77 win over the Mercury on Monday, resulting in five technical fouls and one ejection.
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Indiana’s Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham and Myisha Hines-Allen, in addition to Phoenix’s Dewanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas, all received technical fouls following an altercation in the fourth quarter. Hines-Allen was ejected during the following possession after picking up her second technical on a hard foul and shove of Thomas.
“I appreciate (Myisha Hines-Allen) having my back,” said Clark, who finished just short of a double-double with 24 points and nine assists. “It’s nice to have a teammate like that that’s always going to go to battle for their teammates. I thought we did a good job of refocusing.”
Both teams will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for their second matchup in three days on Wednesday (7:30 p.m., USA Network).
Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts said the chaos likely will serve as a motivator for players on both sides, especially the Mercury, who coughed up a 16-point lead.
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“That’s the beauty of playing these back to backs. You really get an opportunity to look at the film and make improvements,” Tibbetts said. “It got a little chippy in the fourth. I’m sure they’ll remember it and I know we’ll remember it too. … We’ve got a competitive group. … They’re not afraid of the smoke.”
USA TODAY’s Cydney Henderson contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: WNBA reviews Caitlin Clark’s technical from Fever-Mercury game
