Chicago Sky head coach Teresa Weatherspoon issued an announcement on Monday concerning guard Chennedy Carter’s flagrant foul in opposition to Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark throughout Saturday’s recreation.
The Corridor of Famer and former New York Liberty legend referred to as Carter’s actions in opposition to Clark “not acceptable” and added that the 25-year-old will use the state of affairs as a studying expertise.
Late within the third quarter through the Fever’s 71-70 win in opposition to the Sky, Carter hit a bounce shot and pushed the No. 1 general choose earlier than she might obtain an inbounds move. The play wasn’t reviewed and was initially referred to as a standard foul.
The play was later modified to a Flagrant 1 on Sunday following a league overview.
Indiana head coach Christie Sides criticized the Affiliation on social media, calling out the perceived inconsistent officiating.
Carter refused to reply questions in regards to the foul after the sport. The previous first staff All-Rookie signed with Chicago in February and has averaged 12.0 factors, a career-high 2.7 rebounds and a pair of.6 assists in 18.1 minutes per recreation throughout the staff’s first seven contests whereas taking pictures a career-best 55.4% from the sector.
Clark leads the WNBA in minutes performed (363), three-point discipline objective makes an attempt (91) and is second in each three-point discipline objectives (27) and assists (70) however can also be first in turnovers (59).
Regardless of having each Clark and final 12 months’s No. 1 general choose (Aliyah Boston) of their beginning 5, the Fever have the second-worst file within the WNBA at 2-9.
