Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever improved to 21-12 on the 2026 WNBA season on Tuesday, jumping ahead of the Atlanta Dream in the standings after a 106-92 win over Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty. The Fever were coming off a crazy 90-86 win over the Chicago Sky on Saturday, one that saw DiJonai Carrington ejected from the game.
With just under two minutes remaining in the first quarter, Carrington attempted a chase-down block on a sprinting Sophie Cunningham. But the Chicago guard hit Cunningham across the face with her forearm in what many thought was a deliberate play.
After reviewing the play for a potential flagrant two, the officials upgraded Carrington's foul, resulting in her ejection.
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After the win over the Sky, head coach Stephanie White had some choice words regarding the play, appearing to defend Carrington's foul on Cunningham. The former WNBA Coach of the Year noted that Carrington "didn't go for the neck" and that she didn't "oppose the hard foul."
Naturally, fans were not happy with what White had to say about the play, and many even called for her firing. And that translated to the beginning of Tuesday's win over the Liberty at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, when home fans apparently booed the Fever coach.
Clark spoke to the media regarding the fans' behavior toward White, claiming it made her "sick"
"I can assure you there was no way we were losing this game tonight," Clark said. "And I told (White) that before the game. Like there was no way we were losing this game for her, and you know, its tough. That's my head coach. I hated that our fans booed her before the game, that made me a little sick to be honest...
"And you can disagree and this and that, and I get it. It's professional sports, people are gonna boo. But at the end of the day, that's our head coach. And we're gonna ride for her and we're always gonna have her back... So I just love her and I feel for her because I know it can be a lot at times."
Clark and the Fever will host the Wings on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET back in Indianapolis.
