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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was upset about a technical foul call she received during the team’s win over the Phoenix Mercury on Monday night and made her thoughts known.
Clark was involved in a tangle with DeWanna Bonner in the fourth quarter. She was called for a foul but was given a technical foul after clapping her hands. Clark was seen pleading with the officials, asking for an explanation of the technicality.
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark plays in the first half against the Phoenix Mercury at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., on June 24, 2026. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)
It was her fifth technical foul of the season. When a player reaches their eighth technical foul, they are suspended for one game.
“Yeah, it’s ridiculous. I got a technical for clapping. So we should all just go on the calendar now and pick a fight that I get suspended for if I get a technical for clapping. (The referee) said I got a technical for clapping. If any technical should be taken away, it should be that one if that’s what they really gave me. it’s just ridiculous, I don’t get it at all.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark questions a technical foul in the second half against the Phoenix Mercury at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., on June 24, 2026. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)
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“I want to play with emotion. I want to play with passion. If they want to give me a technical foul for clapping, so be it. That’s their choice. The league can go back and review that play, and I’d love to hear what they say about the reasoning for why I got the technical foul in that situation, why players on the other team didn’t get a technical foul, everybody got a technical foul. That’s not how they were handed out, I’d love to know.”
Indiana won the game, 86-77.
Clark had 24 points, nine assists and three rebounds in the win. It is the fifth game in a row where she has had at least 20 points.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark dribbles the ball as Phoenix Mercury forward Valeriane Ayayi defends during the second half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., on June 24, 2026. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)
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The Fever improved to 10-7 with the win. The Mercury dropped to 5-13.
