WNBA quickly rescinds technical on Fever's Caitlin Clark that would have forced 1-game suspension
- The WNBA rescinded a technical foul assessed to Caitlin Clark during a game against the Chicago Sky.
- The technical would have been Clark's eighth of the season, resulting in a one-game suspension.
- The foul was called after Clark made contact with a referee while being forced out of bounds.
- Clark stated that the contact was inadvertent and no words were exchanged with the referee.
- The decision to rescind the technical was made a few hours after the game ended.
CHICAGO (AP) — The WNBA quickly rescinded a technical foul assessed to Caitlin Clark during the Indiana Fever’s win over the Chicago Sky on Saturday. The technical would have been Clark’s eighth of the season, triggering a one-game suspension for the Fever star. She would have had to miss Tuesday’s game against New York.
A WNBA spokesman said the technical had been rescinded a few hours after the game ended. In the third quarter of the Fever’s 90-86 win over the Sky, Clark made contact with a referee when she was forced out of bounds and was called for a technical foul.
After the game, Clark said the contact was inadvertent and that no words were exchanged. She was hopeful the WNBA would rescind the foul. Clark got her wish. Fever coach Stephanie White also criticized the call, stating it was incidental contact and that officials need to have awareness in such moments.
WNBA迅速撤销对Fever队Caitlin Clark的技术犯规，这本将导致1场禁赛
芝加哥（美联社）——WNBA迅速撤销了在印第安纳Fever队与芝加哥天空队比赛中对Caitlin Clark判罚的技术犯规。该技术犯规本将成为Clark本赛季的第八次，导致她面临一场禁赛，她将不得不缺席周二与纽约的比赛。
一位WNBA发言人表示，技术犯规在比赛结束几小时后被撤销。在Fever队以90-86战胜天空队的比赛第三节，Clark在被迫出界时与一名裁判发生接触，因而被判罚技术犯规。
赛后，Clark表示接触是无意的，并且与裁判没有交流。她希望WNBA能够撤销这一犯规，最终她如愿以偿。Fever队教练Stephanie White也批评了这一判罚，称其为偶然接触，并表示裁判在此类时刻需要有意识。