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Brittany Mahomes has supported Caitlin Clark amid the foul drama involving the Indiana Fever guard during the team’s loss to the Chicago Sky on Saturday.
Just one day after Clark, 22, was brutally pushed to the ground by Sky’s Chennedy Carter, Mahomes, a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model who is married to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes , shared a post on Instagram supporting the WNBA rookie. star.
Mahomes, 28, a former football player, wrote: ‘@caitlinclark22 keep doing your thing!!
‘You’re a player and it’s amazing to see what you’re doing for the game and women’s sports!!’
Mahomes’ words of encouragement come the same day the WNBA upgraded Carter’s foul against Clark to flagrant-1 violation after reviewing the play.
Brittany Mahomes has sent some words of encouragement to Caitlin Clark amid the guard’s struggles in her first WNBA season with the Indiana Fever.
Brittany, who is married to Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, called Clark ‘a player’ on Instagram
Carter hit Clark on the shoulder, knocking her to the ground before an incoming pass during the third quarter of Saturday’s 71-70 victory over the Fever. The referees called it a foul for moving away from the ball and did not review the play. At the time it was considered a common offense.
“I wasn’t expecting it,” Clark said after the game. ‘It is what it is. It’s a physical game. Go make the free throw and execute on offense, and I feel like that’s what we did.”
Carter did not answer questions about Clark or the play after the game.
The league fined Sky forward Angel Reese $1,000 for not being available to the media after Saturday’s game. The WNBA also fined Chicago $5,000 for failing to ensure that all players complied with the league’s media policies.
The league office may reclassify a flagrant foul or upgrade a foul to a flagrant that is not called during the game. Additionally, the league can fine or suspend a player for a flagrant foul. The WNBA didn’t do anything to Carter either.
Players accumulate points for flagrant fouls during the regular season and receive suspensions if they reach a certain amount.
Caitlin Clark was inexplicably knocked to the ground by Chicago Sky’s Chennedy Carter.
“This league is incredible, it’s a physical league,” Indiana coach Christie Sides said before playing the New York Liberty on Sunday night. “That was a non-basketball play that needed to be overturned at that time.”
Sides praised Clark in his postgame interview Saturday for maintaining his composure throughout all the physical play he faced this season.
“She showed it last night,” the coach said. ‘I got up and continued playing. All he did was ask the officials to check it. They didn’t want to hear it. I applaud her for how she handled it last night.
Clark, who finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists against Chicago, suffered a crushing loss to the New York Liberty just one day after the loss to the Sky.
‘I grew up playing basketball with the boys. “He’s always been physical and feisty and you have to find a way to defend yourself,” he said.
