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A referee hit Caitlin Clark with a technical foul Monday night for clapping,\u00a0her fifth of the season. The WNBA star wasted no time in the postgame press conference sharing her thoughts on the call.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s ridiculous. I got a technical for clapping,\u201d Clark said. \u201cWe should all just go on the calendar now and pick a game that I\u2019m going to be suspended for if I\u2019m going to get technicals for clapping.\u201d<\/p>\n

The call came with eight minutes left as the Indiana Fever led the Phoenix Mercury by 19 points. The Mercury pushed in transition, forcing a cross-match between DeWanna Bonner and Clark.<\/p>\n

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UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT \u2013 SEPTEMBER 25: DeWanna Bonner #24 of the Connecticut Sun drives against Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever during the fourth quarter of Game Two of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs first round at Mohegan Sun Arena on September 25, 2024 in Uncasville, Connecticut. The Connecticut Sun won 87-81 over the Indiana Fever. (Photo by Joe Buglewicz\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A foul was called on Clark in the high post. She turned to engage the crowd as Phoenix\u2019s Alyssa Thomas and Indiana\u2019s Myisha Hines-Allen began jawing. Clark approached them, clapping, and was assessed a technical foul by referee Gerda Gatling. (RELATED: Caitlin Clark Has Incredibly Dominant 32-Point Double-Double Performance To Shut Down Wild Comeback By Sky)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bonner played for the Fever last season before stepping away from the team and requesting a trade, citing \u201cpersonal reasons.\u201d The Fever later released Bonner, who said she \u201cfelt the fit did not work out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Clark said Gatling told her the technical was for clapping.<\/p>\n

\u201cGerda said I got a technical for clapping,\u201d Clark said. \u201cI said, \u2018OK, then you just don\u2019t love competitive basketball, and that\u2019s just facts \u2014 that\u2019s just reality.\u2019 So disappointing from them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clark has five technical fouls on the season, putting her three away from a one-game suspension. She does not plan to change her approach.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m going to play with emotion, I\u2019m going to play with passion, and if they\u2019re going to give me a technical foul for clapping, then so be it. That\u2019s their choice,\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n

Clark\u2019s head coach had a different view on the technicals.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s got to be aware, certainly. I think there are some that we can do without,\u201d the Fever\u2019s coach said. \u201cSo, yes, we\u2019ll continue to remind her, and I think she has to have an awareness.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Fever will rematch the Mercury on Wednesday, June 24.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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