The WNBA is not letting Phoenix Mercury ahead Alyssa Thomas go unpunished for her incident with Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark on Wednesday night time.
On Thursday, the league introduced it assessed Thomas a flagrant 2 and suspended her for one recreation after she appeared to shove a fist into Clark’s throat within the second quarter of a 111-109 Phoenix win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Surprisingly, no foul was known as on the play, and the officers opted to not assessment it.
Throughout a postgame information convention, Fever head coach Stephanie White skewered the officiating crew for not doing extra to guard Clark.
What did Stephanie White say about Alyssa Thomas-Caitlin Clark play?
“I simply noticed it. I am unsure it had any impression on her well being or not, nevertheless it was egregious,” White said of Clark, who exited Wednesday’s recreation with a again challenge. “The truth that it was a no-call. I heard about it at halftime. I introduced it to the eye of the officers at halftime, but we nonetheless had 11 fouls within the fourth quarter to their two? They nonetheless shot 24 free throws within the second half?
“Primary, you gotta name it. It is completely egregious and totally disrespectful. After which quantity two, you are coming in right here conscious of what occurred two nights in the past, and that s— nonetheless occurs. Completely unacceptable. Completely unacceptable,” White continued when referring to a earlier tussle with the groups.
