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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark posted 24 points, nine assists and three rebounds in an 86-77 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Monday night, then directed sharp criticism at officials after picking up a technical foul in the fourth quarter — one she says was issued solely because she clapped her hands.
The call was her fifth technical of the season, leaving her three away from the threshold that triggers an automatic one-game suspension.
Clark called the ruling "just ridiculous" and invited the league to review the play and account for its reasoning publicly.
The Play and the Call Clark was involved in a physical exchange with Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner in the fourth quarter. Officials called a personal foul on Clark, then added a technical after she clapped.
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