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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark yelled in the face of referee Gerda Gatling after decisions went against her team in a 88-75 defeat by the Golden State Valkyries in the WNBA.<\/b><\/p>\n
In the second quarter Clark, a three-time All-Star and one of the biggest names in women’s basketball, went for a lay-up and fell after contact from Valkyries’ Kiah Stokes. Clark appeared to be limping when she got up.<\/p>\n
Team-mate Aliyah Boston was then called for a foul after Valkyries’ Veronica Burton bumped into her.<\/p>\n
Using an expletive, Clark shouted at Gatling: “Give me a call. I got fouled five times.”<\/p>\n
Clark, 24, left the court after the incident, but returned to finish the game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n
“You can’t miss calls like that,” she said.<\/p>\n
“I had to play with a contusion on my leg for the rest of the game. It’s ridiculous.<\/p>\n
“She [Gatling] said I initiated contact, which is fine. But you can’t knee me in the leg and knock me over.”<\/p>\n
This is the second time in a month that Clark has complained about Gatling, while Fever head coach Stephanie White criticised referees<\/a> last month for their officiating around Clark.<\/p>\n Clark was the number one pick in the 2024 Draft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n