Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Indiana Fever suffered a 111-109 loss on Wednesday to the Phoenix Mercury, their second meeting in three games. Kelsey Mitchell scored a game-high 30 points before fouling out with 22 seconds left.
But this game will be remembered for Caitlin Clark exiting the game with a back injury in the third quarter, not returning, and then head coach Stephanie White having her back postgame. Enough is enough.
"Absolutely unacceptable!" White said.
"We spent all offseason looking at officiating. All offseason. And I still say the one thing that we keep asking for is consistency. (Caitlin Clark) is not called the same way everybody else is called."
Alyssa Thomas was seen putting her knee to Clark's groin, then fist to throat in the first half; Valeriane Ayayi had a reckless close-out on a 3-point attempt by Clark that was not called either. At least on that one, they went to the monitor, but did not upgrade the foul.
Now... how will the league respond? Will they? Clark is the golden goose, the face of the league, and more. The Fever are disgusted with how she has been treated in many ways, but especially with officiating. Player health is everything and this directly impacts her availability.
I got into all of it in my postgame report. Full story: fieldhousefiles.com/p/caitlin-clark-injury-stephanie-white-officiating-fever-mercury
(Presser courtesy: Indiana Fever)
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The Indiana Fever suffered a 111-109 loss on Wednesday to the Phoenix Mercury, their second meeting in three games. Kelsey Mitchell scored a game-high 30 points before fouling out with 22 seconds left.
But this game will be remembered for Caitlin Clark exiting the game with a back injury in the third quarter, not returning, and then head coach Stephanie White having her back postgame. Enough is enough.
"Absolutely unacceptable!" White said.
"We spent all offseason looking at officiating. All offseason. And I still say the one thing that we keep asking for is consistency. (Caitlin Clark) is not called the same way everybody else is called."
Alyssa Thomas was seen putting her knee to Clark's groin, then fist to throat in the first half; Valeriane Ayayi had a reckless close-out on a 3-point attempt by Clark that was not called either. At least on that one, they went to the monitor, but did not upgrade the foul.
Now... how will the league respond? Will they? Clark is the golden goose, the face of the league, and more. The Fever are disgusted with how she has been treated in many ways, but especially with officiating. Player health is everything and this directly impacts her availability.
I got into all of it in my postgame report. Full story: fieldhousefiles.com/p/caitlin-clark-injury-stephanie-white-officiating-fever-mercury
(Presser courtesy: Indiana Fever)
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Scott Agness runs fieldhousefiles.com covering the Pacers and Fever.
#scottagness #fieldhousefiles #indianafever #caitlinclark #stephaniewhite #phoenixmercury #alyssathomas #wnba #wnbaofficiating
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