The WNBA has upgraded Chennedy Carter’s foul on Caitlin Clark to a Flagrant 1.
WNBA rules allow the league to reclassify a flagrant foul or classify any foul not called a flagrant as a flagrant after a postgame review, which it acted upon Sunday.
Clark and Carter got into it during Saturday’s WNBA game between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever, which the Fever won 71-70.
The clash between the two guards appeared to begin when Clark seemed to elbow Carter as the two were going for a loose ball on a possession late in the third quarter.
Clark also appeared to say something in Carter’s direction as the two ran back to the other end of the court.
Carter made a shot on the ensuing possession, and after that, she body-checked Clark before an inbound pass from Fever start Aaliyah Boston.
It was called a common foul at the time.
In the press conference after the game, Carter declined to address the back-and-forth with Clark, and later opted to refer to the incident on social media, writing: “I’d rather you hate me.”
WNBA has a points system to track when players have been called for enough fouls to earn a suspension.
Fining or suspending a player due to a foul is also at the league’s discretion at any point of the season or playoffs.
Carter doesn’t qualify to be suspended because this is her first infraction.
The WNBA did fine Sky rookie Angel Reese $1,000 for not making herself available to the media after the loss. The Sky were also fined $5,000 for “failing to ensure that all players comply with WNBA media policies.”
This was the first meeting as pros between the college rivals Clark and Reese.
