Caitlin Clark Bracing For Punishment After Fever-Liberty Game

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Chris Phelps | Last updated Jun 14, 2025 5:13 PM ET

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark returned from injury on Saturday afternoon when Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty came to town.

Clark suffered her quad strain on May 24 against the Liberty, forcing her to miss the Fever's next five contests. Indiana dropped 3-of-5 games, falling to 4-5 heading into Saturday.

In her return, it didn't take Clark long to show off her competitive spirit.

With 4:37 left in the second quarter, Clark was arguing an out-of-bounds call with the officials, but she may have gone too far, picking up her first technical foul of the 2025 WNBA season.

The Fever wound up challenging the out-of-bounds call after Clark's technical, but it was upheld, and Indiana was charged with a timeout. Ionescu made the technical free throw.

Barring the league rescinding the technical foul, Clark likely has a $200 fine coming her way. In the WNBA, a player's first three technical fouls each result in a $200 fine. The next three (4-6) result in a $400 fine each. And seven or more technicals will end with a $800 charge.

However, the WNBA changed the technical foul rules around this season, likely due to the increase in scheduled games from 40 to 44. In recent seasons, a seventh tech would also lead to a suspension. However, this year, they increased that number to eight.

Caitlin Clark has been called for a technical after arguing with the referees about an out of bounds call.

Fever are challenging the call.
— Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) June 14, 2025

However, Clark may be used to paying some of these fines. During her rookie year, she picked up six technical fouls, which ended up being $1,800 in total fines. Diana Taurasi, Natasha Cloud and Teaira McCowan led the league with seven techs apiece.

Following the Liberty game, Clark and the Fever will have a couple of days off before getting a rematch with the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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