Caitlin Clark livid over controversial no-call in Fever’s loss to Liberty

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Caitlin Clark threw up her arms, yelled at WNBA referees and punched the air in frustration after a controversial no-call value her crew an opportunity to knock off the defending champions Saturday.

Within the last seconds of the Indiana Fever's 90-88 loss to the reigning champion New York Liberty, Clark took the ball with an opportunity to tie or win the sport.

New York's Natasha Cloud was defending Clark and leaned into the celebrity sufficient to knock the ball out of Clark's arms and knock Clark again barely.

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Caitlin Clark (22) of the Indiana Fever and Natasha Cloud (9) of the New York LIberty throughout a sport Could 24, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE through Getty Pictures)

A replay confirmed Cloud pushing her shoulder into Clark's the second the ball got here unfastened.

However the referees didn't blow the whistle, and the sport ended there.

Clark instantly appeared to the officers for a foul and rapidly started to shout at them when she realized no foul name was forthcoming. Her teammate, Sophie Cunningham, additionally approached the refs to protest the shortage of a whistle.

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<img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/1200/675/usatsi_26277512.jpg?ve=1&tl=1" alt="Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts to the officiating Saturday, May 24, 2025, during a game between the Indiana Fever and the New York Liberty at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The New York Liberty defeated the Indiana Fever, 90-88." width="1200" height="675"/> Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts to the officiating Saturday, Could 24, 2025, throughout a sport between the Indiana Fever and the New York Liberty at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The New York Liberty defeated the Indiana Fever, 90-88. (Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK through Imagn Pictures)

The no-call might have prevented Clark from profitable the sport on the free-throw line as a result of the contact occurred on a shot past the 3-point arc. However it additionally value Clark an opportunity at a significant WNBA milestone.

Clark, ending with 18 factors, fell simply two factors shy of a 20-point, 10-rebound sport. It might have been the eleventh of her profession and essentially the most by any participant in league historical past. Clark is tied with Courtney Vandersloot with 10.

Cloud and the Liberty walked away with the crew's first-ever 3-0 begin to a season in protection of their title.

Cloud has been outspoken about backlash to bodily performs in opposition to Clark.

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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever throughout a sport in opposition to the New York Liberty Could 24, 2025. at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (A.J. Mast/NBAE through Getty Pictures)

Throughout an interview on the "Pivot Podcast" with Ryan Clark in March, Cloud insisted outrage in response to hits on Clark was rooted in "racism."

"It is simply part of the sport. There was no concentrating on, there was no nothing. That narrative that obtained spun into, ‘Oh, the vets hate the rookies. The rookies hate the vets. The vets are going after sure gamers.’ It is all bulls---. If I am simply going to be frank, it is all bulls---. What it's is racism," Cloud stated.

"It will get blown up into, ‘Oh, they’re going after Caitlin Clark.’ However, no, we're simply enjoying the most effective gamers that is on this league the best way that some other greatest participant or franchise participant has been performed."

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Jackson Thompson is a sports activities author for Fox Information Digital. He beforehand labored for ESPN and Enterprise Insider. Jackson has lined the Tremendous Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.