Caitlin Clark Changes Referee Approach With 7 Technicals to Avoid 1-Game WNBA Suspension
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 17
Caitlin Clark Changes Referee Approach With 7 Technicals to Avoid 1-Game WNBA Suspension
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 17
Summary
Seven technical fouls have left Caitlin Clark one away from an automatic one-game suspension, prompting the Indiana Fever star to deliberately make her talks with referees more collaborative.
Clark said she now tells officials she wants to "work with" them, a conscious shift she says has made exchanges more positive and helped her focus on playing instead of arguing calls.
An eighth technical would trigger a suspension under WNBA rules, but Clark's total stayed at seven after the league rescinded an Aug. 8 technical from a win over Chicago.
With four regular-season games left, Clark said she effectively needs to avoid another technical for only the next three because any technical in the finale would reset before the playoffs.
Indiana enters Friday's return from the World Cup break at 26-14 with a playoff berth secured but seeding still unsettled, making Clark's availability critical down the stretch.