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Yahoo
3 days ago
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Caitlin Clark planning to pay Aliyah Boston's technical foul fine
Caitlin Clark is prepared to pony up for her teammate, forward Aliyah Boston. In the season opener for both, tempers flared after Clark fouled Angel Reese before the second-year Chicago Sky forward could attempt a layup midway through the third quarter. Reese sprang to her feet, looking to confront Clark after the foul. Advertisement As Clark turned to walk the other direction, it was Boston that stepped in between Clark and Reese to prevent the situation from further escalating. Upon review, Clark's foul was upgraded to a Flagrant 1. Meanwhile, both Boston and Reese were assessed technical fouls. In the WNBA, a player's first three technical fouls each carry a $200 fine. A player's fourth through sixth technical fouls each carry a $400 fine. If a player receives a seventh technical fine, it's an $800 fine and a one-game suspension. Afterwards, Boston expressed her shock in learning that she had received a technical foul during the sequence. Advertisement "I got the tech? Oh no," Boston said incredulously in her postgame press conference. Clark jumped in to clarify her decision to foul Reese. "Let's not make it anything that it's not. It was just a good play on the basketball. I'm not sure what the ref saw to upgrade it and that's up to their discretion after watching the initial whatever happened during the play and then whatever happened after. "We watch a lot of basketball. It's a take foul to put them at the free throw line. I'd rather (not) give up two points. I've watched a lot of basketball in my life. That's exactly what it was. I wasn't trying to do anything malicious. That's not the type of player I am, so, yes, wasn't anything like that. And I went for the ball and that's clear as day in the replay. You can watch it. It shouldn't have been upgraded, but, again, that's up to the ref's discretion, but I appreciate AB having my back. I guess I don't even know what she did. I didn't see that," Clark said. Advertisement Jokingly, Boston asked Clark for her assistance in handling the fine. "Can I get half?" Boston asked. "I got it for you. No worries," Clark said. The Indiana Fever opened their season with a 93-58 blowout win over the Chicago Sky. Clark scored 20 points and notched her third career WNBA triple-double after tallying 10 rebounds and 10 assists as well. The 6-foot guard knocked down four 3-pointers in front of the 17,274 fans at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Josh on X: @JoshOnREF This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Caitlin Clark planning to pay Aliyah Boston's technical foul fine
Fox News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Fever star left stunned after learning she received technical foul in Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese incident
Indiana Fever star Aliyah Boston was stunned on Saturday when she learned she had eceived a technical foul during Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese's tiff in the third quarter. Clark was hit with a flagrant foul after she fouled the Chicago Sky before the second-year forward went up for a shot. Reese fell to the ground but got up and got into the face of Clark. Boston tried to come in between both players. The referees determined that Clark's foul had crossed the line of a natural basketball player because she had used her left hand to push Reese to the ground. The referees also gave Boston a technical foul. "I got the tech? Oh, no!" she said in the postgame press conference. Boston continued to be shocked as Clark explained the foul on Reese. "Let's not make it something that it's not," Clark said. "It was just a good play on the basketball. I'm not sure what the ref saw to upgrade it, and that's up to their discretion. It's a take foul to put them at the free-throw line. I've watched a lot of basketball in my life, that's exactly what it was. I wasn't trying to do anything malicious. That's not the type of player I am." Clark said she appreciated Boston having her back, even though she made clear that it had been just a routine basketball play. She added that she would pay Boston's fine. Reese also downplayed the hoopla, calling it "a basketball play." Indiana won the game 93-58. Clark had a triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebound and 10 assists. Boston had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark picks up technical foul in preseason finale against Atlanta Dream
ATLANTA — In a tale as old as time, Caitlin Clark picked up her first technical foul of the preseason Saturday. She picked up the foul in the second quarter of the Indiana Fever's preseason finale. She thought there should be a foul on a bounce pass that was intercepted and led to a layup by Atlanta's Bri Jones, and she threw the ball against the stanchion of the hoop after Jones' shot. The referee immediately turned and gave her a technical. Clark is known to be a competitive and fiery player, frequently talking to refs or hitting the stanchion out of frustration when calls don't go her way. In some cases, including Saturday, that leads to a technical foul. Advertisement Lucky for her, preseason technical fouls don't count toward the regular season seven-technical limit. Clark received six technical fouls in her rookie season in 2024, coming one away from being suspended without pay for a game. Heading into 2025, she told Fever coach Stephanie White that she would limit herself to two technical fouls this year. More: Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi predict how many technicals Caitlin Clark will get in 2025 season How many technical fouls until suspension in WNBA? In the WNBA regular season, a player is suspended for one game after they pick up seven technical fouls in one season. After that initial suspension, they're suspended again for every other technical they get (9th, 11th, 13th, etc). Players also have mounting fines for each technical — $200 each for techs 1-3, $400 each for techs 4-6 and $800 each for seven and more. Advertisement Get IndyStar's Indiana Fever coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Fever newsletter. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Caitlin Clark technical foul: Does Fever star's tech count for suspension?
National Post
09-05-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Warriors' Draymond Green tired of portrayal as an 'angry Black man'
Golden State's Draymond Green will receive a warning letter from the NBA after getting his fifth technical foul of these playoffs, and the fiery forward says he's grown tired of being portrayed as an 'angry Black man' on the court. Article content Article content Green — who has made headlines numerous times in his career for his physicality on the court — made that comment after Golden State's loss to Minnesota on Thursday night, a game where he got a technical foul after flailing his arms and making contact after getting fouled by Timberwolves' Naz Reid. Article content Officials reviewed the play after Reid fell to the floor, assessing the technical. Article content 'I'm tired of the agenda to make me look like the angry Black man,' Green said to a small number of reporters in the locker room after the game. 'I'm a very successful, educated Black man with a great family, and I'm great at basketball and great at what I do. The agenda to try to keep making me look like an angry Black man is crazy. I'm sick of it. It's ridiculous.' Article content If Green gets two more technical fouls in these playoffs, he will face a mandatory one-game suspension by league rule. The league sends a warning letter to any player after their fifth technical of the postseason as well. Article content 'It's part of Draymond,' Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after the Thursday's game. 'The same thing that makes him such a competitor and winner puts him over the top sometimes. We know that. It's our job to try to help him stay poised, stay composed. But the competition is so meaningful to him that occasionally he goes over the line.' Article content The Golden State-Minnesota series resumes Saturday in San Francisco, knotted at a game apiece. Article content Including playoffs, according to data compiled by SportRadar, Green has been assessed 202 technical fouls in his career. Article content He has faced NBA discipline countless times. Among them: Green missed 16 games last season after a suspension for striking Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic in the face during a Dec. 12, 2023, game, earned a five-game ban earlier that season after an altercation with Minnesota's Rudy Gobert, stepped on the chest of Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis and earned a suspension during the 2023 playoffs, plus missed Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals because of an accumulation of flagrant-foul points during that postseason. Article content
The Independent
09-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Warriors' Draymond Green tells reporters he's tired of portrayal as an 'angry Black man'
Golden State's Draymond Green will receive a warning letter from the NBA after getting his fifth technical foul of these playoffs, and the fiery forward says he's grown tired of being portrayed as an 'angry Black man' on the court. Green — who has made headlines numerous times in his career for his physicality on the court — made that comment after Golden State's loss to Minnesota on Thursday night, a game where he got a technical foul after flailing his arms and making contact after getting fouled by Timberwolves' Naz Reid. Officials reviewed the play after Reid fell to the floor, assessing the technical. 'I'm tired of the agenda to make me look like the angry Black man,' Green said to a small number of reporters in the locker room after the game. "I'm a very successful, educated Black man with a great family, and I'm great at basketball and great at what I do. The agenda to try to keep making me look like an angry Black man is crazy. I'm sick of it. It's ridiculous.' If Green gets two more technical fouls in these playoffs, he will face a mandatory one-game suspension by league rule. The league sends a warning letter to any player after their fifth technical of the postseason as well. 'It's part of Draymond,' Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after the Thursday's game. 'The same thing that makes him such a competitor and winner puts him over the top sometimes. We know that. It's our job to try to help him stay poised, stay composed. But the competition is so meaningful to him that occasionally he goes over the line.' The Golden State-Minnesota series resumes Saturday in San Francisco, knotted at a game apiece. Including playoffs, according to data compiled by SportRadar, Green has been assessed 202 technical fouls in his career. He has faced NBA discipline countless times. Among them: Green missed 16 games last season after a suspension for striking Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic in the face during a Dec. 12, 2023, game, earned a five-game ban earlier that season after an altercation with Minnesota's Rudy Gobert, stepped on the chest of Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis and earned a suspension during the 2023 playoffs, plus missed Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals because of an accumulation of flagrant-foul points during that postseason. ___
