Caitlin Clark Contains Fever Coach Crash Out Amid Playoff Technical Foul Frustration

The Fever had possession of the ball about 90 seconds into the fourth quarter when a dead ball was called. The game's broadcast immediately called attention to the fact that somebody was about to get a technical foul called on them.

That person was Stephanie White, as she was in the midst of screaming at one of the game's referees for what she thought was clearly a mistake.

ESPN's X account posted a video of this interaction with the caption, "Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White received a technical foul after arguing with the officials."

Caitlin Clark Helps Contain Stephanie White's Crash Out

The Fever are already handicapped in this game because of the staggering amount of season-ending injuries they've had to deal with. The most notable of these is star point guard Caitlin Clark.

While she can't compete in the game, Clark has been on the Fever's bench on Sunday to support her team. And fans were quick to notice that No. 22 was among a few players who were supporting Stephanie White from getting thrown out of the game in the wake of her getting a technical called on her.

X user @nosyone4 posted a video of Clark coming on screen at the end of White's verbal crash out to help usher her head coach back to their team's bench. The video was captioned, "Caitlin on deescalation duty".

This caption is a reference to the Fever's "Caitlin Clark de-escalation committee" during the 2024 season, where several players on the Fever roster would try to contain Clark while she was arguing (or wanted to argue) with referees in hopes of keeping her from receiving a technical.

Sometimes this committee worked, sometimes it didn't. It certainly didn't work for Stephanie White on Sunday.