Caitlin Clark's on-court treatment over the first several weeks of her WNBA career has been widely debated, and some fans recently placed blame on the officiating.
The Indiana Fever's regular season got off to a slow start, but the team has recently turned things around. Indiana defeated the hapless Washington Mystics on Wednesday to improve to 6-10. Star rookie Caitlin Clark finished the game with 18 points and six assists. She also recorded four steals, but debates over the game's officiating took center stage.
During the play in question, Mystics center Stefanie Dolson reached out in an apparent attempt to block the shot. However, Dolson made contact with Clark's arm as the ball was knocked from Clark's hand. Some fans argued that Dolson committed a foul because Clark's layup attempt was negatively impacted by the contact. 'As a new watcher of the @WNBA it seems they have a severe refereeing problem. I think even @WWE refs would have caught this one,' one fan wrote on X.
Badly missed call by @WNBA officials; this happens too often, to many players,' another person suggested. Clark being on the receiving end of hard fouls has been widely debated throughout the WNBA season. Last month, Clark addressed the level of physicality she faced in the early portion of her professional basketball career. 'I think everybody is physical with me.
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