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Adult Film Star Blasts WNBA For Caitlin Clark Treatment

Originally posted on The Spun | By Chris Rosvoglou | Last updated Jun 18, 2025 3:21 PM ET

Caitlin Clark has faced so many hard fouls since taking her talents to the WNBA that some people are starting to question if it's personal.

During Tuesday night's game between the Connecticut Sun and Indiana Fever, there was a moment in the third quarter where Jacy Sheldon poked Clark in the eye. As the No. 1 pick was chirping at Sheldon, she got shoved from behind by Marina Mabrey.

Despite her actions, Mabrey wasn't ejected from the game. The league's officiating crew said her contact didn't "meet the criteria for a flagrant foul penalty two." That's why she didn't hit the showers early.

As you'd imagine, WNBA fans weren't happy about that.

"Marina Mabrey being allowed to stay in the game further proves how big of a joke WNBA officials are," David Eickholt of 247Sports said. "A player is holding their eye and gets thrown to the floor from the back."

"The WNBA continues to fail to meet the moment," award-winning columnist Christine Brenna wrote on X. "Terrible decision to allow Marina Mabrey to stay in the game. People are watching as never before. And this is what they see?"

Adult film star Kendra Lust also ripped the WNBA for not ejecting Mabrey.

On Wednesday afternoon, Lust shared her thoughts on the WNBA's treatment of Clark.

"How was nobody ejected? @WNBA this is crazy..poke to the eye more intentionally than a UFC fight lol then another player comes and knocked down," Lust wrote on social media. "At least @SophieC_FanClub didn’t let it slide later in the game got her back."

Fever head coach Stephanie White had no problem ripping the WNBA's officiating on Tuesday night.

"I think it was pretty obvious that stuff was brewing, right? When the officials don't get control of the ballgame, when they allow that stuff to happen, and it's been happening all season long, all season long... It's not just this game. It's been happening all season long," White told reporters. "You've got competitive women who are the best in the world at what they do, and when you allow them to play physical, and you allow these things to happen, they're going to compete, and they're going to have their teammates' backs.

"It's exactly what you expect out of fierce competition. I started talking to the officials in the first quarter, and we knew this was going to happen. You could tell it was going to happen. So they got to get control of it. They got to be better."

If the WNBA wants to protect its star players, it's imperative that officials don't let altercations like this break out on a nightly basis.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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