Caitlin Clark fined $200 by WNBA for Instagram comment about refs
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The WNBA phenomenon Caitlin Clark claimed that he had fined $ 200 by the league for an Instagram comment calling the referee on Saturday and he did not play games for months.
In an X article, Clark shared a screenshot of Indiana Fever’s commentary on the Atlanta Dream’s playoff series victory from a fan account “Refs could not stop us”.
“This was fined $ 200 for LOL,” Clark wrote the screenshot again in the X Post. “Countertan gang tomorrow will be more bully, but the bully good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
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Indiana Firey Caitlin Clark reacts to a 3 -point shot in New York on July 16, 2025 by Marine Johannès, New York Liberty, with its third left and Sophie Cunningham teammates. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Clark’s team -mate Sophie Cunningham re -shared Clark’s task and joked that someone had to collect a donation to help pay the fine.
“This will really break the bank for him. Now start a waof!” Cunningham wrote.
Clark’s salary of 2025 was $ 78,066, but they have confirmations that dwarf.
Earlier this year, Clark and Cunningham continued their injuries at the end of this year and were thrown throughout Indiana’s playoff run.
Nevertheless, both players are after the season, especially when it comes to referees.
In the first quarter of the match against the Atlanta dream of the fire on Tuesday night, Clark and Cunningham protested that a dream player should be called for a travel and made a demonstrating gesture to the authorities.
The images of their common movements became viral on social media.
Later in the game, when the authorities called to travel in Atlanta, Clark’s gesture was seen again imitating a joke.
The relationship between Clark and WNBA officials has been a controversial issue since it came to the league in 2024.
Cunningham, fire coach Stephanie White and even Clark’s brother, including more than one person, said the WNBA phenomenon by the referees.
In June, Cunningham called the authorities to journalists after being viral after Clark began a fight against Connecticut Sun.
Caitlin Clark, former fire -mate Dewanna Bonner There is a fiery change during the game
Indiana Fire Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark react to the second quarter against Phoenix Mercury in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
“It was just a part of the game. I think Refs had a lot to do with this. It was a building that didn’t protect WNBA’s star player for several years.” He said. “I will protect my teammates at the end of the day. I do so.”
Clark’s brother Colin Clark claimed that WNBA officials will accuse the injury of the snapshot in July.
“Don’t make mistakes, it’s on this on,” he wrote before deleting the article on X.
In May, White called the authorities after a controversial call against Clark against New York Liberty.
White, Clark, “I thought he was foul. He said. “Currently, disrespect for our team was quite incredible. So, it is disappointed that he did not go in both directions or not in both directions.”
In September 2024, a rookie Clark, a technical foul came from suspending a game.
“And this year I feel like half of my techniques, I bought one because it hit the face of the Minnesota game and then hit the posture of the two baskets.” He said. “One was a complete accident, and then the other two had a little disappointment with myself. So, I could do a better job to keep my feelings under control. But at the same time,… Really?”
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Caitlin Clark reacts to the first half of the first round of WNBA playoffs between Indiana Fever and Atlanta Dream at the Gateway Center Arena in Gaway on September 18, 2025, on September 18, 2025. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Now, Clark was fined to call referees on social media while suppressing the team on WNBA playoffs without him.
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