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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark moved closer to a one-game suspension Wednesday night when she picked up her seventh technical foul of the season against the Connecticut Sun.
With the Fever leading 95-67 toward the end of the third quarter, Olivia Nelson-Ododa was called for a foul. Saniya Rivers, Nelson-Ododa’s teammate, started jabbing at Clark. The WNBA sharpshooter appeared to tell Rivers to check the scoreboard, and before things got more frantic, the refs gave them both technical fouls.
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Connecticut Sun forward Diamond Miller was called for a technical foul for contact after the whistle on Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark in the second half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., July 22, 2026. (IMAGN PHOTOS via Reuters Connect)
“She said she locked me in, so I said ‘Scoreboard,’ and the ref didn’t like that,” Clark said after the game, via ESPN .
Clark was adamant that she won’t keep her aggressive style of play at bay just because she faces a game ejection with her next technical foul.
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Connecticut Sun guard Saniya Rivers gets into a scuffle with Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark during the second half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., on July 22, 2026. (IMAGN PHOTOS via Reuters Connect)
“I think just keep trying to control your emotions as best you can. That intensity and that fire is what makes me, me, but also knowing that my team needs me and finding a good balance between that. But I don’t think I’m going to play with that in the back of my mind,” she said.
Indiana won the game, 123-88.
Clark had 27 points and 11 assists in 27 minutes. She was 8-of-13 from the field and made five 3-pointers.
She is currently in fourth place with an average of 21 points per game. match. She is also second in assists per game. match with an average of 7.9. Indiana improved to 17-10 with the win and is in fifth place in the WNBA standings.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) plays against the Connecticut Sun at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., on July 22, 2026. (IMAGN PHOTOS via Reuters Connect)
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Diamond Miller led Connecticut with 15 points. The Sun dropped to 7-20 on the season.
