Caitlin Clark poked in eye and bumped to ground as Fever reach Commissioner’s Cup final after chippy win over Sun

The Indiana Fever reached the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final with an 88-71 win over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday, but it was a bad-tempered game that will likely be remembered for a few physical altercations between the players.

The Indiana Fever reached the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final with an 88-71 win over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday, but it was a bad-tempered game that will likely be remembered for a few physical altercations between the players. The main talking point came in the third quarter when Sun guard Jacy Sheldon jabbed Fever superstar Caitlin Clark in the eye while she was defending her. Clark then turned around and was bumped again by Sheldon before pushing her away. Connecticut’s Marina Mabrey then came charging into the scuffle and bumped Clark hard to the ground. Mabrey wasn’t ejected but instead received a technical foul along with Clark and Sheldon, who was also given a flagrant 1. After the game, Fever head coach Stephanie White said there “wasn’t an explanation for the tech” that Clark received. “I think it was pretty obvious that stuff was brewing,” she added. “When the officials don’t get control of the ball game, when they allow that stuff to happen – and it’s been happening all season long, it’s not just this game – this is what happens.” After hitting a dagger from deep to put the Fever up by 20 with 3:24 remaining in the contest, Clark turned to give Sheldon and the Sun bench an earful before running back onto the court to hype up the home crowd.