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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was upset by a technical foul she received during the team’s win over the Phoenix Mercury on Monday night and made her thoughts known.
Clark was involved in an altercation with DeWanna Bonner in the fourth quarter. She was whistled for a foul but received a technical foul after clapping. Clark was seen pleading with officials, asking them for an explanation on the technical aspects.
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark plays in the first half against the Phoenix Mercury at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 24, 2026. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)
It was his fifth technical foul of the season. When a player reaches his eighth technical foul, he is suspended for one game.
“Yeah, it’s ridiculous. I have a technique for clapping. So we should all look at the schedule now and pick a match that I’m going to be suspended for if I want to get techniques for clapping. (The referee) said I have a technique for clapping. If a technique is going to be taken away, it should be this one if it’s really for clapping. That’s why they said they gave it to me. So, it’s just ridiculous. I don’t understand that at all.
Indiana Fever goalie Caitlin Clark questions a technical foul in the second half against the Phoenix Mercury at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 24, 2026. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)
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“I’m going to play with emotion. I’m going 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 come back and rewatch this play and I’d like to hear what they say about why I got the technical foul in that situation and why the players on the other team didn’t get a technical foul in that situation. Instead, share. OK, everyone gets a technical foul. It’s not how they were distributed I would like to know.”
Indiana won the game 86-77.
Clark had 24 points, nine assists and three rebounds in the victory. This is the fifth consecutive game in which she has collected at least 20 points.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark dribbles the ball as Phoenix Mercury forward Valeriane Ayayi defends in the second half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 24, 2026. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)
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The Fever improved to 10-7 with the win. The Mercury fell to 5-13.
