Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark once again blew up at WNBA officials in a game after she didn’t get the foul calls that she may have wanted.
In the third quarter of a game against the Connecticut Sun being played at TD Garden in Boston, Clark was having a conversation with official Michael Price before referees took a look at an out-of-bounds call.
The conversation appeared normal, up until Price began to walk away. Clark then tried saying something back to him before he fully turned around.
Clark then flipped out and began yelling at Price – forcing assistant coach Briann January to hold her back.
Clark continued screaming toward Price before January pulled her back more then directed her toward the bench.
She appeared to say, ‘Are you f***ing kidding me’ before officials went to look at the replay. ESPN cameras caught her saying to Price, ‘That’s just rude. Grow up.’
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Caitlin Clark was caught screaming at an official as he walked away from her in a game
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Later in the night, Clark appeared to re-aggravate a groin injury she’s dealt with this season
Somehow, Clark was able to avoid getting a technical foul for her outburst.
Despite beating the Sun 85-77, the night didn’t end well for the Fever guard as she appeared to re-aggravate a groin injury she’d only just recently recovered from.
Clark missed four games due to the ailment before returning to the team four days ago.
But at the end of the Sun game, Clark made a pass to teammate Kelsey Mitchell before injuring herself.
Clark appeared to walk stiff before sitting on the bench with a towel over her head and wearing a pained look on her face.
After the game, Clark’s brother Colin let out his anger by appearing to blame the officiating for his sister’s injury.
‘Make no mistake, this is on the reffing,’ Colin posted before eventually deleting the tweet.
Caitlin finished the night with 14 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, one steal and five turnovers.
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In a now-deleted tweet, Caitlin’s brother Colin Clark blamed officials for her injury
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The 23-year-old phenom appeared visibly upset as she hobbled to the bench
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Caitlin finished with 14 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, one steal and five turnovers
She shot 4-for-14 and her struggles shooting from deep on the road continued as she went 1-for-7 from 3-point range.
Clark’s status for tomorrow night’s contest against the New York Liberty was not made clear after the game ended.
Fever coach Stephanie White confirmed following the game that Clark ‘felt a little something in her groin’ and that she would be evaluated ‘and see what happens from there.’
When pressed about the physical play that Clark routinely faces on the court night in and night out, White responded that ‘there’s a level of physicality that they’re able to play with against her.’
‘I knew it as an opponent, and I see it as her coach,’ White said. ‘I’m not exactly sure why, but it just is what it is, and we’ve got to help her learn to adjust and use it against them in certain ways.
‘We’ve got to find some ways to make it a little bit easier for her. But the level of physicality overall in our league has been at a different level than it’s been for a long time.’
