A male WNBA fan was ejected from the Indiana Fever’s game against the Connecticut Sun Tuesday night after leaving one player visibly upset.
The man, who was wearing Caitlin Clark’s No 22 jersey, was sat courtside for the showdown at TD Garden in Boston before being kicked out during the second quarter.
The ejection came after an apparent altercation with the Sun’s rookie guard Saniya Rivers, according to the IndyStar.
DailyMail.com has contacted the Connecticut Sun for comment.
According to multiple reporters at the game, Rivers was on the sideline to inbound the ball when she became ‘visibly upset’ after the interaction with the fan. Reports indicated that he said something to her.
Rivers went over to officials and spoke to them for a lengthy period before security took the man out of his seat next to the Sun’s bench.
A Caitlin Clark fan (seated) was kicked out of a game between the Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Sun for allegedly saying something and/or touching Sun guard Saniya Rivers
Rivers spoke with officials at length before the fan was removed from his sideline seat
Clark put up 14 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists on a 4-for-14 shooting line in a win
One report from Sun sideline reporter Terrika Foster-Brasby said that Rivers was touched by the fan.
Video captured the audience mockingly waving goodbye to the fan as he walked up the stairs and out of the arena.
Rivers was shaken up by the incident and finished the game with eight points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals on a 4-for-10 shooting line.
Indiana won the game in Boston 85-77 being led by Kelsey Mitchell’s 20 point performance and Natasha Howard’s 18 point, 13 assist double-double.
Clark put up 14 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists on a 4-for-14 shooting line while going 1-for-7 from 3-point range.
The Fever now travel to Brooklyn to take on the New York Liberty on Wednesday night.