Caitlin Clark had a monster game in the Indiana Fever's 100-81 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday night. Clark finished with a career-high 31 points to go along with 12 assists and four rebounds. The highlights were plentiful with Clark cooking like she was back at Iowa, making five of nine three-pointers.
Of course, it wasn't all smooth sailing for the star rookie who was the recipient of two flagrant fouls during the game. In the first half she came down on Michaela Onyenwere's foot on a jumper. The officials reviewed the play and upgraded it to a flagrant 1.
Caitlin Clark had to lobby the refs to review the foul for what was a clear flagrant 1. These refs need to be better pic.twitter.com/sCeyraQJWI
— correlation (@nosyone4) August 31, 2024
Then in the fourth quarter with about four minutes left in the game, the Fever forced a turnover and Aliyah Boston threw the ball ahead to Clark. As Clark started to dribble, Diamond DeShields ran her over from the blindside. This too would be upgraded to a flagrant.
Caitlin Clark got laid out for the 2nd game in a row pic.twitter.com/GxqPwPZf7n
— WNBA Rookie Watch (@WNBARookieWatch) August 31, 2024
Clark made the free throws and then exited the game to a standing ovation, raising her arms as she left the floor.
Caitlin Clark dropping 31 pts and getting a 20 pt win on Angel Reese Barbie themed night and getting a standing ovation on the road is insane lmao pic.twitter.com/NErXepzVAR
— John (@iam_johnw) August 31, 2024
Overall, it was a pretty triumphant night for Clark. She just keeps rolling with the punches—as well as the shoves.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Caitlin Clark Was the Victim of Two Flagrant Fouls by the Chicago Sky.
