Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark picked up a technical foul during Friday\u2019s game against the Golden State Valkyries. More importantly, she wound up playing half the game without even knowing it.<\/p>\n
Clark was assessed a technical foul after she got into it with Golden State\u2019s Janelle Salaun at the stroke of halftime during Friday\u2019s game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, In. Salaun also received a technical, so no free throws came of it, and both teams simply retreated back to the locker room.<\/p>\n
LETS GET NEGATIVE \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23 pic.twitter.com\/7XiDg7lzOt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Shabazz \ud83d\udcab (@ShowCaseShabazz) May 23, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n It was not until after the game that Clark found out about the tech, and she only learned of it when a reporter asked her about it.<\/p>\n \u201cDid I get a tech for it? Oh, no way,\u201d Clark said. \u201cWell, it just makes sense with the refs tonight, so I\u2019m not surprised. Wow. I could\u2019ve got ejected. I should have been a little safer in the second half. I guess I have a fine coming my way.\u201d<\/p>\n “I guess I have some fines coming my way.” \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n The moment Caitlin Clark realized she got a technical vs. Golden State \ud83e\udd23 pic.twitter.com\/fwESAolGxk<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 espnW (@espnW) May 23, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Clark had continued to argue with the officials throughout the second half and even picked up a flagrant foul in the fourth quarter for a hard screen. Had she been assessed another technical foul, she would have been ejected, and would not have even known it was coming.<\/p>\n Clark wound up with 22 points and nine assists in Indiana\u2019s 90-82 victory. She is not the only one who could be fined soon, as her team might be in hot water<\/a> with the WNBA for their handling of her recent injury.<\/p>\n