{"id":2560,"date":"2026-06-29T17:08:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T17:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2560"},"modified":"2026-06-29T17:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T17:08:20","slug":"espn-analyst-says-caitlin-clark-embellishes-contact-after-video-shows-throat-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2560","title":{"rendered":"ESPN Analyst Says Caitlin Clark \u2018Embellishes\u2019 Contact After Video Shows Throat Punch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>An ESPN analyst claimed Sunday that Caitlin Clark \u201cembellishes\u201d contact after a video went viral showing an opposing player essentially hitting a downed Clark in the throat.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2558\">Noah Kahan Begs Fans To Stop Pooping Themselves At His Concerts, Admits His Own GI Troubles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WNBA Indiana Fever star hit the ground June 24 surrounded by three Phoenix Mercury players. In a moment ignored by referees during the game, Phoenix forward Alyssa Thomas fell on Clark, hitting Clark in the groin with her knee and shoving her hand on Clark\u2019s throat.<\/p>\n<p>Clark appeared to be in anguish. Former WNBA star Chiney Ogwumike told other members of an ESPN panel Sunday that the \u201coptics\u201d of the moment were what sparked national attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlyssa plays on the edge \u2014 I know her \u2014 and Caitlyn sometimes embellishes at times, in certain instances,\u201d Ogwumike told the three other female panel members on ESPN\u2019s \u201cWNBA Countdown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>Clark\u2019s coach, Stephanie White, blasted the referees no-call as \u201cabsolutely unacceptable\u201d after the game.<\/p>\n<p>After Thomas picked herself up, she then nearly stepped on Clark, who was forced to dodge her foot. <strong>(RELATED: \u2018Absolutely Unacceptable\u2019: Caitlin Clark Basically Gets Beat Up On Court, Refs Look Away)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2556\">Samuel Alito Warns Mail-In-Ballot Ruling Leaves Giant Opening For Voter Fraud<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WNBA later issued a corrective \u201cflagrant 2 foul\u201d and suspended Thomas for one game, saying the Phoenix player \u201crecklessly [made] contact with her fist to the throat area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>Ogwumike and the three other panelists appeared to side with Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople hit the ground all the time,\u201d Ogwumike protested.<\/p>\n<p>The former WNBA player blamed much of the review on a foul-heavy game culture in the WNBA, saying that refs face an \u201cimperative to call more fouls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficiating has been a universal issue to me this year,\u201d Ogwumike said.<\/p>\n<p>All four panelists dealt heavy-handed criticism to the league, calling it an overly \u201creactive\u201d corrective call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe league was reacting to the optics,\u201d Ogwumike said, adding that the fist-to-throat contact was not worthy of a foul since \u201cboth players got up and kept going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ogwumike concluded by complaining that Thomas is \u201cdealing with a heightened level of vitriol right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2554\">Batman Is Mexican, And He\u2019s Taping Thieves To Poles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ESPN analyst claimed Caitlin Clark &#8220;embellishes&#8221; contact after a video went viral showing a downed Clark receiving a throat punch from another player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2750,2501,2487,1792,2612],"class_list":["post-2560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-basketball","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-espn","tag-wnba","tag-womens-national-basketball-association"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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