Caitlin Clark. Image via: Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images via Reuters ConnectCaitlin Clark's technical foul trouble followed her into the WNBA All-Star break. The Indiana Fever guard picked up the seventh technical of her season during Wednesday's 123-88 win over the Connecticut Sun, an incident that leaves her one infraction away from a mandatory one-game suspension.The tech came in the third quarter, part of a blowout that also gave Indiana a new franchise scoring record. Clark still finished with 27 points and 11 assists, but the foul overshadowed an otherwise dominant night for the Fever heading into their nine-day layoff.Caitlin Clark received a technical foul against the SunWith under a minute left in the third quarter and Indiana up big, Clark was fouled on a drive by Connecticut's Saniya Rivers and then by Olivia Nelson-Ododa. Clark and Rivers exchanged words afterward, with Clark pointing toward the scoreboard, which read 95-67 in the Fever's favor.She told Rivers to check the score, and both players were hit with technical fouls in the ensuing double-tech. "Check the f****** scoreboard! Check the scoreboard," Clark reportedly said (per SI). Teammate Sophie Cunningham pulled Clark away from the exchange. Clark did not return in the fourth quarter, and the WNBA could still rescind the technical if it rules the call unwarranted.Following the game, Clark said, "I thought we shared the ball really well. We played up tempo, and everybody had one of those nights where the ball was going through the hoop.""Is Caitlin Clark closer to suspension?The league's technical foul rules are strict. Players face an automatic one-game suspension once they reach eight technicals in a season, with an additional suspension for every tech after that. Clark now sits at seven, tied with Atlanta's Angel Reese for the most in the WNBA this year. With 17 games remaining on Indiana's schedule, a suspension at some point looks increasingly likely unless the Fever successfully appeal Wednesday's call.Indiana Fever secured a stunning victory with a franchise recordThe technical foul was a footnote in an otherwise historic night. Indiana's 123 points broke the franchise record of 114, set in an overtime win over the Chicago Sky on June 11, and tied the WNBA record for 100-point games in a season at 11. The Fever shot 61.6% from the field and 50% from three-point range while outrebounding Connecticut 47-35. Kelsey Mitchell added 23 points, and Aliyah Boston scored 22 as three Fever starters reached 20 or more.How many points did Caitlin Clark score tonight?StatTotalPoints27Minutes27Field goals8-of-13Three-pointers5-of-9Free throws6-of-6Assists$11Rebounds2Steals1Turnovers6Clark entered the night averaging 20.7 points, 7.8 assists and 3.9 rebounds, and she topped her scoring average while dishing out three more assists than usual, all in a night shortened by the fourth-quarter benching.Wednesday marked Indiana's last game before the All-Star break. The Fever don't play again until July 28, giving both the team and the league office time to decide whether Clark's seventh technical stands. If it does, one more infraction anywhere in the season's final stretch ends her availability for at least a game.
Why did Caitlin Clark receive a technical foul tonight against Sun? Is she closer to suspension?
Caitlin Clark and Saniya Rivers each get a technical foul after Clark tells Rivers to check the scoreboard.pic.twitter.com/YA7nfPRabj










