{"id":903760,"date":"2026-09-21T06:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T06:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/903760\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T06:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T06:12:15","slug":"caitlin-clark-avoids-wnba-punishment-after-controversial-moment-in-indiana-fevers-93-77-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/903760\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark avoids WNBA punishment after controversial moment in Indiana Fever\u2019s 93-77 loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Caitlin Clark avoided further punishment from the WNBA after a controversial moment during the Indiana Fever\u2019s 93-77 loss to the Washington Mystics on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Clark was called for a personal foul late in the fourth quarter after appearing to lock a Mystics player\u2019s arm while the pair battled for position, but officials decided against upgrading it to a flagrant foul following a review.<\/p>\n<p>The decision means Clark will not face another fine after she was assessed a flagrant foul and automatic $500 fine during Friday\u2019s win over the Toronto Tempo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2296314255-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"Washington Mystics v Indiana Fever\" class=\"wp-image-2621016\" \/>Photo by Andy Lyons\/Getty ImagesCaitlin Clark escapes another flagrant foul after officials review late incident<\/p>\n<p>The Fever endured one of their toughest games of the season, falling to 27-15 with only two regular-season contests remaining. Clark finished with 25 points, two rebounds, five assists, two steals, a block and three three-pointers, although she shot just 6-for-20 from the field.<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey Mitchell added 22 points but also struggled from the floor, going 8-for-20 as Indiana\u2019s offence failed to find its usual rhythm.<\/p>\n<p>Clark\u2019s incident came with 4:54 remaining. After the foul was called, the officials reviewed the contact to determine whether her actions warranted a flagrant.<\/p>\n<p>They ultimately decided that Clark\u2019s actions were not excessive and upheld the original common-foul ruling. As a result, the Fever star avoided any additional postgame punishment or fine.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2296293535-1024x716.jpg\" alt=\"Washington Mystics v Indiana Fever\" \/>Photo by Andy Lyons\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Indiana now has little time to dwell on the defeat, with the league-leading Minnesota Lynx next on the schedule on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Fever are currently fifth in the standings and are pushing for a top-four finish, which would give them home-court advantage in the opening round of the WNBA playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=hitc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add to Preferred Sources <\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Caitlin Clark avoided further punishment from the WNBA after a controversial moment during&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":903761,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,735,48,2803,82,737,630],"class_list":["post-903760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-canada","tag-indiana-fever","tag-sports","tag-washington-mystics","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=903760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/903761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=903760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=903760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=903760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}