INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Concerns over the harsh treatment endured by the league's brightest and most popular star grew last night, as WNBA players used Caitlin Clark's head as a ball for several minutes of play.

Aggressive, physical play dominated throughout the Indiana Fever's 88-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun, so much so that referees failed to notice that, at one point in the second half, Connecticut players were dribbling Clark's head instead of a basketball.

"Each team had possession of Clark's head and used it to score several times," said referee Ashley Gloss. "While the game may have gotten out of hand at times, leading to Clark's head being removed from her body and used as a ball, both teams had equal chances to throw her head into the basket, so there was no preferential treatment for either side. Indiana even hit a 3-pointer using her head, so she was still able to help her team."

Analysts speculated that the incident began when a group of Connecticut players jumped onto Clark and rained down blows upon her, after which Clark's headless body fought its way out from under the pile and received a technical foul in the process. "The aggression shown by Clark's body after her head was ripped off was beyond what is allowed under the rules," Gloss explained. "We gave her body a technical foul for that. It was after this altercation that the player resumed playing with Clark's head as a ball. In our defense, we did realize it eventually."

At publishing time, the WNBA had yet to provide comment as to why no fouls were called when three Connecticut players stabbed Clark with homemade shivs as she went up for a layup in the second quarter.

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