{"id":2489493,"date":"2025-09-22T11:18:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-superstar-caitlin-clark-fined-for-comments-she-made-about-refs\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T11:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:20:23","slug":"wnba-superstar-caitlin-clark-fined-for-comments-she-made-about-refs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-superstar-caitlin-clark-fined-for-comments-she-made-about-refs\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Superstar Caitlin Clark Fined for Comments She Made About Refs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwnba-superstar-caitlin-clark-fined-for-comments-she-made-about-refs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2489493&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, despite being sidelined with injuries, continues to energize her team from the bench as thay advance in the WNBA playoffs. Known for her fiery competitiveness, Clark has been fined $200 for her repeated confrontations with referees, even while off the court. She publicly mocked the fine on social media, signaling her undiminished passion and support for her team. Alongside injured teammate Sophie Cunningham, who also has a history of clashes with officials, Clark remains a central figure in the fever&#8217;s intense and physical playoff run. The team recently overcame the Atlanta Dream in a highly physical series marked by numerous fouls,prompting criticism about the roughness of play. After eliminating the dream, Clark and her teammates celebrated energetically despite facing boos from the crowd. The Fever continued their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >strong playoff performance<\/a> with a decisive victory over the Las Vegas Aces.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Scrappy Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is sidelined with injuries as the Indiana Fever moves deeper into the WNBA playoffs, but she remains a team sparkplug from the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Clark, whose outbursts against referees are a manifestation of her fiery, competitive streak, let the world know on Saturday that she had been fined because even when not playing, she could not leave the refs alone.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Got fined $200 for this lol,&rdquo; Clark <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CaitlinClark22\/status\/1969503708938715514?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>, referring to a screenshot of an Instagram post she wrote saying, &ldquo;Refs couldn&rsquo;t stop us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-third-circuit-court-of-appeals-grants-expedited-review-for-team-trumps-appeal-in-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Third Circuit ... of Appeals Grants Expedited Review For ... Trump&#039;s Appeal in Pennsylvania\">team&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s practice Saturday, Clark, mocked the fine.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Got fined $200 for this lol&#128514;&#128514;&#128514;&#128514;&#128514;BENCH MOB WILL BE EVEN MORE ROWDY TOMORROW LETS GOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndianaFever?\">@IndianaFever<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vO6OkDyfqU\">https:\/\/t.co\/vO6OkDyfqU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Caitlin Clark (@CaitlinClark22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaitlinClark22\/status\/1969503708938715514?\">September 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=vizqo9x0\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hey everybody, go look at my tweet!&rdquo; she said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/46327232\/caitlin-clark-says-was-fined-comment-officiating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Injured Fever teammate Sophie Cunningham, who like Clark has feuded with referees on the court, said Clark&rsquo;s fine &ldquo;gonna really break the bank for her, starting a GoFundMe now!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Indiana roared through its first-round series against the Atlanta Dream in a bruising series in which at least 36 fouls were called per game.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a football match,&rdquo; Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon said Saturday. &ldquo;There were bodies flying the whole time. Quite frankly, it made for very ugly basketball, and I think that&rsquo;s something the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-rangers-still-wont-join-the-mlbs-rainbow-antics\/\" title=\"Texas Rangers Still Won&#039;t Join The MLB&#039;s Rainbow Antics\">league&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s got to take a look at.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These players are incredibly skilled, and that should be highlighted. I don&rsquo;t know if they get a bonus for not calling fouls in the playoffs. &hellip; Some of the hits that I saw in the Atlanta-Indiana game, if I did that to you in the street, I would be arrested. But on a WNBA court, it&rsquo;s nothing to see here,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Caitlin Clark and the Fever throwing up &ldquo;W&rsquo;s&rdquo; to the Atlanta Dream crowd after eliminating them from the playoffs &#128557;<\/p>\n<p>(Via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoCapSpaceWBB?\">@NoCapSpaceWBB<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xClxRHO7RO\">pic.twitter.com\/xClxRHO7RO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fullcourtpass\/status\/1968864693923033254?\">September 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Clark and Cunningham were in the spotlight Thursday after the Fever eliminated the Dream, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/19\/sports\/injured-caitlin-clark-sophie-cunningham-still-in-middle-of-all-the-drama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As Clark and other Indiana players were being booed as they left the court after the win, Clark held up a &ldquo;W&rdquo; symbol.<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham, meanwhile, had a long face-to-face conversation with a police officer during the game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Court Flash:<br \/> Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham &amp; Syd Colson Celebration Goes Viral! After Fever&rsquo;s vs Aces!<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Fever&rsquo;s energy is unmatched right now! &#128525; After their showdown with the Aces, Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham, and Syd Colson turned the post-game celebration&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GeEfP4XVtp\">pic.twitter.com\/GeEfP4XVtp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Caitlin Clark News (@22CCnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/22CCnews\/status\/1969981416709484754?\">September 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Indiana&rsquo;s playoff run continued Sunday as the Fever defeated the Aces 89-73, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/sports\/basketball\/wnba\/fever\/2025\/09\/21\/indiana-fever-las-vegas-aces-score-today-stats-kelsey-mitchell-odyssey-sims-aja-wilson\/86281338007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indianapolis Star<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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