CAITLIN CLARK has revealed she was fined by the WNBA despite being sidelined for the rest of the season.
The Indiana Fever star was ruled out of the remainder of the season with a groin injury earlier this month.
Caitlin Clark picked up a fine for blasting refs[/caption]
She had said ‘refs couldn’t stop us’[/caption]
But Clark was fined $200 for the comments[/caption]
However, a recent fine she received shows the second-year star does not need to be on the court to ruffle the feathers of league chiefs.
Clark caught flak from the league after taking aim at the refs in a social media comment.
In the Fever’s first-round playoff win over the Atlanta Dream, Clark watched on from the sidelines.
And after taking issue with the performance of the officials, the 23-year-old wrote on social media: “Refs couldn’t stop us.”
But she then revealed she had been fined $200 for her transgression.
She said in a follow up post on Sunday: “Got fined $200 for this lol.”
Clark added: “BENCH MOB WILL BE EVEN MORE ROWDY TOMORROW LETS GOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
The Guard’s punishment was met by laughter from team-mate Sophie Cunningham.
She said: “That’s really gonna break the bank for her. Starting a GoFundMe now.”
Clark and Cunningham were in a jubilant mood as they watch Fever win the franchise’s first play-off game since 2015.
That sparked bedlam as the Fever celebrated in wild scenes.
Clark and Cunningham both entered the court to join their team-mates.
They shared an embrace and beamed from ear to ear, while also exchanign high fives with their team-mates.
Clark also raised both fists in the air in delight.
The Fever open their second round playoff series against the Las Vegas Aces today.
How the WNBA works
THE 2024 WNBA season features 12 teams with the regular-season running from May 14 to September 9.
Each team plays 40 regular-season games – four against five teams from the same conference and two teams from the other conference, and three games against the remaining four teams.
The top eight teams in the league standings qualify for the playoffs – regardless of what conference they’re in.
The playoffs will use a best-of-three format in the first round while the semifinals and WNBA Finals are best of five.
This season also includes a month-long break for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The Las Vegas Aces are defending back-to-back WNBA champions.
