Caitlin Clark shoved to floor after Fever star exploded on rival
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Caitlin Clark was once more at the center of several on-court altercations on Tuesday night against the Connecticut Sun, with opponents Jacy Sheldon and Marina Mabrey in her sights.

Sheldon and Clark primarily matched up against each other during the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup game between the Indiana Fever and the Sun. The former Iowa star initially took exception to Sheldon’s aggressive play in the second quarter. 

Clark and Sheldon talked angrily with each other before the point guard’s volatile message was said to further spark the feud.

‘I can do whatever the f*** I want to do,’ Clark said to Sheldon before shoving her away. 

Sheldon’s teammate, Mabrey, promptly intervened and gave Clark a slight shove as she walked away from the altercation. No technical fouls were issued for this incident.

Things exploded again in the second half when Clark again shoved Sheldon after getting poked in the eye. Mabrey stepped in again, this time, shoving Clark to the ground. 

Caitlin Clark was again involved in an on-court incident on Tuesday night against the Sun

Caitlin Clark was again involved in an on-court incident on Tuesday night against the Sun

The Fever star got into it with Jacy Sheldon as the two were primarily guarding each other

The Fever star got into it with Jacy Sheldon as the two were primarily guarding each other

Clark’s teammates, including Lexie Hull, got into it with Mabrey, as the Fever phenom picked up off the hardwood. 

Clark and Sun post player Tina Charles were given dueling technical fouls, as well as Mabrey receiving her own technical. 

Charles was given the infraction by appearing to talk hastily back at Clark after he second shove of Sheldon, although it was Mabrey made contact with the Fever star and sent her to the Gainbridge Fieldhouse court. 

Sheldon escaped both confrontations without a personal foul called against her. However, her eye poke warranted a flagrant foul from the officials. 

The physicality between the teams picked up again in the last minute, as a Sophie Cunningham foul on Sheldon was given as a Flagrant 2, ejecting the former Missouri star from the game. 

Sheldon picked up a technical foul during that exchange, also kicking her out of the game. Connecticut’s Lindsay Allen was also ejected during the exchange after making physical contact with Cunningham.

Clark got a measure of on-court revenge in the fourth quarter, hitting a long-range three with Sheldon closely guarding. After the ball swished, Clark can be seen yelling at the Sun bench.  

The Connecticut roster’s physical nature continues Clark being a consistent target for other players throughout her professional career. 

Another incident saw Clark shoved to the ground by Marina Mabrey after a Sheldon eye poke

Another incident saw Clark shoved to the ground by Marina Mabrey after a Sheldon eye poke

Clark, Mabrey, and Tina Charles were all assessed technical fouls while Sheldon got a flagrant

Clark, Mabrey, and Tina Charles were all assessed technical fouls while Sheldon got a flagrant

During last month’s opening-weekend showpiece game for the league, Clark was involved in another on-court confrontation with arch rival and Chicago Sky star Angel Reese.

Reese had to be restrained after Clark knocked her down and caused her to spill the ball moments after she grabbed an offensive rebound near the end of the third quarter.

As tempers hit boiling point, Clark turned her back and walked away as players from both teams got between the two to stop things spilling over. Reese then walked to the side of the court where a Sky official stepped in front of her to try and get her to cool her temper.

The WNBA announced the racism investigation the day after the Fever and Chicago Sky met in the league’s opening weekend.

All parties involved tried to distance themselves from the situation after the investigation was completed, with no wrongdoing found by Fever fans. 

‘There’s no place for that in our game, there’s no place for that in society,’ Clark aid after the investigation was announced last month. ‘We want every person that comes into our arena, whether player, whether fan, to have a great experience.’

Reese had her time to speak as well, saying that ‘there’s no place in this league for that.’

‘I think the WNBA and our team and our organization have done a great job supporting me,’ she told reporters. ‘I’ve had communication from everyone, from so many people across this league. It could happen to me, it can happen to anyone. And I think they’ve done a good job supporting us in this.’

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