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Caitlin Clark said referees couldn’t stop her Indiana Fever. The WNBA made her pay for it.
The Fever’s All-Star guard, who is sidelined for the postseason with a right groin injury, posted on social media Saturday that she was fined $200 for tweeting “Refs couldn’t stop us” after Indiana’s Game 2 win over Atlanta in the first round of the playoffs.
“Got fined $200 for this lol,” she wrote on X, adding a series of crying laughter emojis. “BENCH MOB WILL BE EVEN MORE ROWDY TOMORROW LETS GOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
The Fever open the WNBA semifinals against the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday.
Clark’s post was then quoted by fellow injured Fever teammate Sophie Cunningham, who was quick to offer her support to the young star.
“That’s really gonna break the bank for her. Starting a GoFundMe now!” Cunningham wrote on X.
Cunningham, who is also out for the postseason with a knee injury, was also fined earlier this season over social media comments criticizing the league’s referees.
The video, posted to TikTok on July 13, featured Cunningham lip-synching to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Manchild,” saying: “Stupid. Or is it, slow? Or maybe, useless?” with the words “@ some refs” on the video.
“I got fined $500 for this TikTok,” Cunningham tweeted Wednesday, with laughing face emojis. “idk why this is funny to me… like ok you got it bud! Cause there’s not more important things to be worried about with our league right now.”
The WNBA typically doesn’t announce when players are fined.
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