{"id":2643291,"date":"2026-08-11T17:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ridiculous-foul-call-would-have-suspended-caitlin-clark-officials-found-it-to-be-so-wrong-it-was-rescinded\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T18:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T22:03:37","slug":"ridiculous-foul-call-would-have-suspended-caitlin-clark-officials-found-it-to-be-so-wrong-it-was-rescinded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ridiculous-foul-call-would-have-suspended-caitlin-clark-officials-found-it-to-be-so-wrong-it-was-rescinded\/","title":{"rendered":"Ridiculous Foul Call Would Have Suspended Caitlin Clark: Officials Found It to Be So Wrong, It Was Rescinded"},"content":{"rendered":"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\">36<\/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%2Fridiculous-foul-call-would-have-suspended-caitlin-clark-officials-found-it-to-be-so-wrong-it-was-rescinded%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"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=2643291&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>A recent incident during a WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky involved Caitlin Clark, who was briefly caught in a refereeing controversy. Clark was called for a technical foul after a sequence where she was bumped out of bounds by Natasha Cloud, and clark\u2019s reaction was very intense. The officiating crew initially upheld the technical foul but later rescinded the call, allowing Clark to play in the upcoming game against the New York liberty. The league clarified that clark\u2019s contact with the referee was deemed unintentional, and the technical foul was overturned following an appeal. Clark expressed that her emotional playing style is part of her identity and plans to continue playing passionately. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, in the same game, DiJonai Carrington was ejected after a violent foul on Sophie Cunningham, leading to accusations of racial bias from Carrington, who claimed \u201cwhite privilege\u201d was involved. Cunningham responded by defending her actions, emphasizing they were intentional and criticizing the focus on race. The game featured heightened emotions, controversial calls, and discussions about officiating fairness and player conduct.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A referee who was briefly caught in the middle of the WNBA scrimmage between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky on Saturday tried to slap a technical foul on Caitlin Clark.<\/p>\n<p>The call lasted about two hours before the league reversed the ruling.<\/p>\n<p>WNBA rules say that when a player gets her eighth technical foul of the season, she also gets a one-game suspension. With Indiana set to play the New York Liberty Tuesday, the call would have benched Clark for that matchup.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place when a bump from Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud sent Clark reeling out of bounds. No foul was called, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/fever\/2026\/08\/08\/caitlin-clark-suspension-eight-technical-fouls-fever-sky\/91029959007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indianapolis Star<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Clark\u2019s momentum carried her into a referee, who slapped a technical foul on Clark, whose volcanic reaction made it clear she thought the call was bogus.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The league has already rescinded Caitlin Clark\u2019s technical foul from today\u2019s game<\/p>\n<p>She will be available to play Tuesday vs the Liberty <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qSxXBn1zo2\">https:\/\/t.co\/qSxXBn1zo2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clark Report (@CClarkReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CClarkReport\/status\/2086241598262698402?\">August 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After the game, crew chief Maj Forsberg said the official \u201cdeemed that Clark intentionally made contact; therefore, a technical foul was assessed,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/49563703\/fever-clark-eighth-tech-rescinded-suspended\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fever coach Stephanie White said Clark was ruled to have \u201cintentionally [sought] out the official\u201d and \u201cthrew the forearm,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/wnba\/news\/caitlin-clark-fever-eighth-technical-foul-wnba-suspension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>White picked up her own technical for arguing the call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy tech was for saying that\u2019s bulls***, even though I heard the F-bomb the whole f***ing game,\u201d White said, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a bad call,\u201d White said, according to CBS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncidental contact when you\u2019re flying out of control. And I thought (the officials\u2019) teammates should have come up and talked to her about that as well. I think that\u2019s really bad. That (expletive) happens all the time in the game. Officials have to have some awareness in those moments and it didn\u2019t happen,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Clark said she hoped the league would heed her team\u2019s appeal to have the call rescinded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe said I ran into her,\u201d Clark said of the referee, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/wnba-walks-back-caitlin-clark-technical-foul-sparing-fever-star-suspension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have already watched it on the tape. So, we\u2019ll let the league decide. But, it wasn\u2019t anything intentional or anything. So, I hope it gets rescinded. And nothing was said,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Clark said she had no plans to change the semi-controlled fury with which she plays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat intensity and that fire is what makes me, me,\u201d Clark said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/sports\/basketball\/wnba\/fever\/2026\/08\/08\/indiana-fever-caitlin-clark-technical-foul-suspension-bump-ref-chicago-sky-game\/91074875007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indianapolis Star<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut also knowing my team needs me and finding a good balance of that. But I don\u2019t think I\u2019m going to be playing with that in the back of my head; I think that might hinder my play a little bit. I think just continue to be myself and then just try to refocus, to focus on my teammates and how I can help them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Clark\u2019s technical might have dominated the news, but was relegated to the status of \u201cThe Other Foul\u201d due to DiJonai Carrington\u2018s ejection and subsequent claim of \u00a0\u201cWhite privilege\u201d after she clotheslined Sophie Cunningham of the Fever, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/dijonai-carrington-declares-white-privilege-ejection-smacking-sophie-cunningham-face\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClearly, I think it was like, unnecessary. I\u2019ve never really spoken to her and have no beef with her, but I guess she has some pent-up stuff. So get your [expletive] off. That\u2019s fine. I can take it.\u201d Cunningham said after the game, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/people-just-want-attention-sophie-101552819.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yahoo Sports.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SAID WHAT NEEDED TO BE SAID.<\/p>\n<p>After getting clothes-lined and the other player crying \u201cWHITE PRIVILEGE,\u201d Sophie didn\u2019t fold.<\/p>\n<p>She looked straight at it and said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has nothing to do with race.<br \/> Last year I did the same thing and I got kicked out. I\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VOgbagzIs1\">pic.twitter.com\/VOgbagzIs1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gunther Eagleman\u2122 (@GuntherEagleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GuntherEagleman\/status\/2086404085134082465?\">August 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-y-module=\"\">Cunningham said the violent foul was intentional.<\/p>\n<p data-y-module=\"\">\u201cI do think when people play the Fever, we\u2019re nationally televised, there\u2019s a lot of eyes on us, and people just want attention. 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The decision was challenged for nearly two hours before being overturned by the league. According to WNBA rules, a player receives a one-game suspension after her eighth technical foul of the season. The incident occurred when Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud bumped Clark, causing her to go out of bounds; no foul was called initially, but Clark\u2019s momentum led her into the referee, who then issued a technical foul. Clark reacted strongly, indicating she believed the call was unjustified. The league later rescinded her technical foul, allowing her to play in Tuesday\u2019s game against New York Liberty. Post-game, officials explained that Clark was deemed to have intentionally made contact with the referee and that she threw an arm at him; Fever coach Stephanie White also received a technical for arguing the call. White criticized the officiating and expressed frustration over inconsistent awareness from officials during such moments. Clark hopes her appeal will result in the removal of the foul and emphasized that her intense playing style is part of who she is-balanced with team needs-and unlikely to change despite recent events. Meanwhile, attention shifted from Clark\u2019s technical to other incidents on court, including DiJonai Carrington\u2019s ejection following accusations of \u201cwhite privilege\u201d after an altercation involving Sophie Cunningham of Indiana Fever, which Cunningham described as intentional violence aimed at drawing attention during a nationally televised game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2643292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Caitlin-Clark-Stephanie-White.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7142,32078,84009,84008,34619],"class_list":["post-2643291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-basketball","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-foul-call","tag-officiating-controversy","tag-sports-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Caitlin-Clark-Stephanie-White.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2643291"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2643294,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643291\/revisions\/2643294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2643292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2643291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2643291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2643291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}