Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter knocked Caitlin Clark to the ground before an inbound play late in the third quarter of the Indiana Fever’s 71-70 win over the Sky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday.
The incident was called a personal foul without review.
Carter declined to comment on the play after the game.
Fever head coach Christie Sides mentioned that the team plans to send the footage to the league for review, as they have been doing throughout the season for plays they believe are fouls or should be upgraded.
The play was ruled an away-from-the-ball foul in a game where Indiana led by four with 15.8 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
Clark’s single free throw from the foul ended up being the deciding point in the Commissioner’s Cup opener.
Carter, who scored a team-high 19 points off the bench, was asked postgame to discuss the play and what led up to it.
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“Next question,” Carter responded.
Before the foul, the two had battled for a loose ball on the Fever’s end and appeared to exchange words as they moved down the court.
Carter then hit a jumper over Kelsey Mitchell, and as Aliyah Boston prepared to inbound the ball to Clark, Carter put her shoulder into Clark near the baseline.
Later in the postgame interview, a reporter began to ask a question and mentioned that it appeared Clark turned into Carter.
“I ain’t answering no Caitlin Clark questions,” Carter responded.
A reporter then asked if Clark had said anything to her.
“I don’t know what she said,” Carter replied. When another reporter inquired if Carter had said anything to the rookie point guard, Carter responded, “I didn’t say anything,” before Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon interrupted, saying, “That’s enough.” y
When asked about the incident, Weatherspoon commented, “All they’re doing is competing.”
The play could have been upgraded to a flagrant foul or technical, as the ball was not in bounds, nor was Boston actively putting it in play.
Clark mentioned she wasn’t expecting the hit from Carter and was focused on letting her performance speak for itself.
“It’s a physical game,” Clark said. “Go make the free throw and then execute on offense. I feel like that’s kind of what we did. It is what it is, I guess, I don’t know.”
