Caitlin Clark Targeted In WNBA, Sophie Cunningham Says

Caitlin Clark Targeted In WNBA, Sophie Cunningham Says reports that Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said Caitlin Clark is being singled out with physical plays, and that league officials are not adequately protecting her. The comments came days after Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White criticized WNBA officials for allowing “cheap shots” involving Clark. Cunningham, speaking on her Show Me Something podcast, argued the issue is not only hard fouls but targeting, adding that after a heated loss to the Phoenix Mercury, Clark left with a back injury following two controversial plays. One incident described a loose-ball scramble where Mercury star Alyssa Thomas was later reviewed by the league, upgraded to a Flagrant 2, and resulted in Thomas’s one-game suspension for reckless contact to the throat area. Cunningham said the Fever staff did not recognize what happened until after the game, and compared it to repeated patterns. The article also notes Clark has received nine flagrant fouls in 72 regular-season and playoff games since entering the WNBA in 2024.