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SAT · 2026-08-08 · 22:23 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0809-100481
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Caitlin Clark assessed 8th technical foul, faces possible suspension for Fever’s next game

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark was assessed her eighth technical foul of the season on Saturday during a game against the Chicago Sky. The technical foul, which would have resulted in a one-game suspension for her next game against New York, was called when Clark made incidental contact with a referee after being forced out of bounds.

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Caitlin Clark assessed 8th technical foul, faces possible suspension for Fever’s next game
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark was assessed her eighth technical foul of the season on Saturday during a game against the Chicago Sky. The technical foul, which would have resulted in a one-game suspension for her next game against New York, was called when Clark made incidental contact with a referee after being forced out of bounds. Clark stated the contact was unintentional and hoped the foul would be rescinded. The WNBA later rescinded the technical foul a few hours after the game concluded. Fever coach Stephanie White also commented that the call was a bad one, describing the contact as incidental.

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The technical foul was rescinded a few hours after the game ended.

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Caitlin Clark would have missed Tuesday's game against New York if the technical had not been rescinded.

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The technical foul would have been Clark's eighth of the season, triggering a one-game suspension.

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WNBA rescinded a technical foul assessed to Caitlin Clark during the Indiana Fever's win over the Chicago Sky on Saturday.

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WNBA quickly rescinds technical on Fever’s Caitlin Clark that would have forced 1-game suspension 1 of 3 | Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark reacts after being called for a foul during the second half of an WNBA basketball game against the Chicago-sky" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="181318" data-entity-type="organization">Chicago Sky in Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) 2 of 3 | Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark, right, argues with a referee after being called for a foul during the second half of an WNBA basketball game against the Chicago-sky" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="181318" data-entity-type="organization">Chicago Sky in Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) 3 of 3 | Chicago-sky" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="181318" data-entity-type="organization">Chicago Sky’s Natasha Cloud (9) signals that it’s the Sky’s possession after Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark, left, was called for a foul during the second half of an WNBA basketball game against the Chicago-sky" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="181318" data-entity-type="organization">Chicago Sky in Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) 1 of 3 | Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark reacts after being called for a foul during the second half of an WNBA basketball game against the Chicago-sky" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="181318" data-entity-type="organization">Chicago Sky in Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) 1 of 3 Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark reacts after being called for a foul during the second half of an WNBA basketball game against the Chicago-sky" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="181318" data-entity-type="organization">Chicago Sky in Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 2 of 3 | Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark, right, argues with a referee after being called for a foul during the second half of an WNBA basketball game against the Chicago-sky" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="181318" data-entity-type="organization">Chicago Sky in Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) 2 of 3 Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark, right, argues with a referee after being called for a foul during the second half of an WNBA basketball game against the Chicago-sky" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="181318" data-entity-type="organization">Chicago Sky in Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 3 of 3 | Chicago-sky" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="181318" data-entity-type="organization">Chicago Sky’s Natasha Cloud (9) signals that it’s the Sky’s possession after Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark, left, was called for a foul during the second half of an WNBA basketball game against the Chicago-sky" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="181318" data-entity-type="organization">Chicago Sky in Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) 3 of 3 Chicago-sky" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="181318" data-entity-type="organization">Chicago Sky’s Natasha Cloud (9) signals that it’s the Sky’s possession after Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark, left, was called for a foul during the second half of an WNBA basketball game against the Chicago-sky" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="181318" data-entity-type="organization">Chicago Sky in Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Chicago (AP) — The WNBA quickly rescinded a technical foul assessed to Caitlin Clark during the Indiana Fever’s win over the Chicago-sky" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="181318" data-entity-type="organization">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.But, 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.“She said I ran into her,” Clark said of the referee. “I have already watched it on the tape. So, we’ll let the league decide. But, it wasn’t anything intentional or anything. So, I hope it gets rescinded. And, nothing was said.” Clark got her wish.“That’s a bad call, incidental contact when you’re flying out of control,” Fever coach Stephanie White said. “I thought her teammates should have come up and talked to her about that as well. I think that’s really bad. that (expletive) happens all the time in the game. you know, officials have to have some awareness in those moments, and it didn’t happen.”___AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/WNBA-basketball
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