A section of Caitlin Clark’s fans have urged the Indiana Fever star to leave the WNBA following her brutal on-court incidents, including one where she spilled to the floor, against the Connecticut Sun.
On Tuesday night, Clark was targeted by rivals Jacy Sheldon and Marina Mabrey on multiple occasions. Clark first former Iowa star first took issue with Sheldon’s aggressiveness in the second quarter.
Sheldon’s teammate, Mabrey, quickly stepped in and gave a little shove to Clark as she walked away from the confrontation. No technical fouls were called on that exchange.
However, the explosive game escalated to a shocking level in the second half when Sheldon appeared to jab Clark in the eye. In defense, the Fever star retaliated by giving shield a nudge away from her only for Mabrey stepped in again, this time, slamming Clark to the ground.
Clark’s teammates, including Lexie Hull, got into it with Mabrey, as the Fever phenom picked herself up off the hardwood. Clark and Sun post player Tina Charles were given dueling technical fouls, as well as Mabrey receiving her own technical. Sheldon got a flagrant 1 call.
After being targeted physically, some that support Clark believe it was enough for one of the WNBA’s most popular players to leave the league behind.
A section of Caitlin Clark ‘s fans have urged the Indiana Fever star to leave the WNBA
Those shouts comes after her physical run-ins with the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night
‘Caitlin Clark should leave the WNBA. She could do much better for herself in the @thebig3 with @icecube and be treated with more respect,’ one Fever fan said on social media.
‘Caitlin Clark should leave the WNBA for Europe. WNBA doesn’t deserve her,’ a second person stated.
‘I’m starting to think Caitlin Clark should just leave the WNBA and start her own new pro league. May sound crazy. But if I could buy stock in Caitlin or the rest of the WNBA without her, I’m buying Caitlin Clark stock over the entire WNBA combined without her,’ conservative commentator Clay Travis added.
‘Caitlin Clark should leave the league. Join whatever other league there is out there and say f*** you to the WNBA. No one cares about this league. They only tune in to watch Clark and they will do they where she plays,’ another supporter concluded.
A collection of social media messages from Clark’s fans, suggesting she leave the WNBA
The physicality between the teams picked up again in the last minute of the game as well, as a Sophie Cunningham foul on Sheldon was given as a Flagrant 2, ejecting the former Missouri star from the game.
Sheldon picked up a technical foul during that exchange, also kicking her out of the game. Connecticut’s Lindsay Allen was also ejected during the exchange after making physical contact with Cunningham.
No one was suspended from the league based on their actions, with a few receiving just fines. Clark got a measure of on-court revenge in the fourth quarter, hitting a long-range three with Sheldon closely guarding. After the ball swished, Clark can be seen yelling at the Sun bench.
The Connecticut roster’s physical nature continues Clark being a consistent target for other players throughout her professional career.
During last month’s opening-weekend showpiece game for the league, Clark was involved in another on-court confrontation with arch rival and Chicago Sky star Angel Reese.
Reese had to be restrained after Clark knocked her down and caused her to spill the ball moments after she grabbed an offensive rebound near the end of the third quarter.
As tempers hit boiling point, Clark turned her back and walked away as players from both teams got between the two to stop things spilling over. Reese then walked to the side of the court where a Sky official stepped in front of her to try and get her to cool her temper.
The WNBA announced the racism investigation the day after the Fever and Chicago Sky met in the league’s opening weekend. All parties involved tried to distance themselves from the situation after the investigation was completed, with no wrongdoing found by Fever fans.