Early in her WNBA career, Caitlin Clark has faced plenty of physical defenses.
On Saturday afternoon as she and the Indiana Fever took on the Chicago Sky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, she took great umbrage with one particular hard foul.
After Chennedy Carter made a basket for the Sky with 15.1 seconds left in the third quarter, she quickly went to defend Clark, who was looking for an inbound pass.
But before Clark could receive any pass, she was knocked down to the floor by a shoulder check from Carter, who was immediately whistled for a foul.
Clark sank one free throw on the other end before the quarter concluded, and when the horn sounded, she was interviewed by ESPN and asked about her conversation with the referees after the buzzer.
“Yeah, that’s just not a basketball play,” Clark said. “But you know I’ve gotta play through it, that’s what basketball is about at this level. I thought we’ve been really physical, we’ve missed some bunnies around the rim, so hopefully those fall in the fourth.”