Will Caitlin Clark reach eight technical fouls again before Aug 21?
67% of users predicted NO — the community missed this one. 3 predictions cast.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark was assessed her eighth technical foul of the season on Aug. 8 during a game against the Chicago Sky, triggering the WNBA's rule that automatically suspends a player for one game upon an eighth technical in a season. The call came in the third quarter after Clark, forced out of bounds on a drive, made incidental contact with an official following a bump from defender Natasha Cloud.
The Fever appealed immediately after their 90-86 win over the Sky, and the WNBA reversed the call less than two hours later, citing the accidental nature of the contact. The reversal wiped the technical from Clark's record, dropping her total back to seven and clearing her to play the Fever's next game against the New York Liberty without missing time.
Because the technical was actually assessed and stood before the league's reversal, the question resolved yes: Clark did reach eight technical fouls, even though the penalty was ultimately overturned. The community had leaned toward no at 33% yes, expecting either no eighth technical or a swift, uncontested reversal, but the initial call registered before it was rescinded.