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Caitlin Clark was called a drama queen by Jason Whitlock after a skirmish during Tuesday's game between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun. Clark was involved in an incident with Jacy Sheldon and Marina Mabrey in the Fever's 88-71 victory.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Whitlock responded to a fan who claimed that everyone in the WNBA hates Clark and people defending her can't use the race card. The conservative columnist agreed, pointing to the Fever star's propensity to flop and whine at referees.
"I agree. Clark is the Drama Queen. Flops too much and whines too much," Whitlock tweeted.
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It was a surprising statement by Jason Whitlock, who has defended Caitlin Clark since she entered the WNBA last year. Whitlock was critical of Clark's actions after getting poked in the eye and "flopping" after being bumped by Marina Mabrey.
All three players were assessed technical fouls, but no one was ejected. Jacy Sheldon was also called for a flagrant foul for hitting Clark in the eye during the play. The two have a history way back in college, with intense battles playing for Iowa and Ohio State.
Nevertheless, Clark has the propensity to argue with officials, which is one of the reasons why she's getting a lot of technical foul calls since her rookie campaign. As for the flopping, it's an issue for basketball that's hard to gauge, given the NBA hasn't cracked down on it despite adding a rule back in 2023.
Stephanie White calls out WNBA referees after Caitlin Clark dust-up
Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White was not happy with the game's officiating and called out the referees for not taking control of the game. White explained that she talked to the officials in the first quarter after noticing the game was getting physical.
The coach let them know they had to control the game or it would get out of hand. And when they didn't, the inevitable happened in the second half. She called it a league-wide issue that needs to be addressed.
"We knew this was going to happen," White said. "You could tell it was going to happen, so they got to get control of it. They got to be better. ... I've seen quite a few dust-ups in the league so far, so I think it's a league-wide issue. I mean, bad officiating is bad officiating."
Caitlin Clark was frustrated that the media only wanted to discuss the incident and not the Fever's win. She urged reporters to ask about basketball and how the Fever could win the WNBA Commissioner's Cup.
