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New York Liberty visited Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever on Saturday. The reigning WNBA masters won 90-88 to keep their record unnoticed.
But much of the talk after the game was centered around the game’s official, especially the last 10 seconds of the close competition. While there were at least three calls favored freedom, the last possession of the fever seemed to draw the lion’s share of attention.
Clark had possession with Indiana afterwards with two with a chance to tie. But the New York guard Natasha Cloud knocked the ball away from Clark. The judges did not jump the whistle for a mistake despite pleas from last year’s WNBA, who ruled this year’s Rookie.
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Indiana Fever Guard Caitlin Clark responds to the official during a game against New York Liberty at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on May 24, 2025. (Grace Smith/Indystar/USA Today Network via Imag images)
The judges’ decision in the final seconds and Clark’s reaction triggered mixed reactions to the sports world. CBS News New York Sports Anchor and Reporter Steve Overmyer added his two cents during a recent broadcast.
“On the last spectacle, Natasha Cloud comes with the game -winning steal. Was it a mistake? Look more closely at,” said overmyer, as a repeat of the moment was shown on the broadcast.
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“She got all the ball. Clark tried to sell it as if she were hit by a sniper, but there were no mistakes, no call,” he concluded.
Caitlin Clark (22) from Indiana Fever and Natasha Cloud of the New York Liberty will appear during their game on Saturday. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
Cloud also blocked a shot from Dewanna Bonner. Some observers claimed that Cloud got in touch with Bonner, not just the ball, on the play. However, officials did not call a mistake on the play.
Indiana head coach Stephanie White took out of Saturday’s official. She described the non-call on Bonner’s shooting attempt “creepy.”
“I thought it was irregular, honest. I thought it was obvious,” White said.
Main coach Stephanie White and Caitlin Clark (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Elsewhere, fever guard Lexie Hull was whistled for a mistake against New York’s Sabrina Ionescu. Indiana could not use one of their challenges for that game because they had already exhausted their timeouts.
White offered his assessment of the play.
“It was an offensive player who went into the defensive player’s path. We have to be able to play through it. But at the same time I feel like it’s really disrespectful,” the coach said.
“There is a system to make sure we can send [concerns about officiating] You and communicate our complaints, so to speak. I don’t know I ever feel like the system works. We are not looking for a change, we are just looking for consistency. “
