The ESPYs named Caitlin Clark the WNBA Player of the Year on Wednesday inside the packed Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Clark won the award over Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier and last year’s unanimous MVP, A’ja Wilson, after a historic rookie campaign.However, Clark has been involved in a fair share of altercations on the court, and Shane Gillis, the host of the ESPYs, couldn't resist cracking a joke about her."When Caitlin Clark retires from the WNBA, she's going to work at a waffle house so she can continue doing what she loves most: fist-fighting black women,” he said.Clark has had to battle against physical and rough defenses throughout her nascent WNBA career, leading to confrontations with multiple players. The most famous of these was her encounter with rival Angel Reese during the season opener in mid-May.Last year, 17% of the WNBA's flagrant fouls were committed against Clark, per reports. Diamond DeShields, Chennedy Carter and Reese were among those called for such infractions.Fever coach Stephanie White claims players are getting away with fouls against Caitlin ClarkCaitlin Clark sat on the sidelines on Wednesday when the Indiana Fever faced the New York Liberty. The WNBA All-Star captain is dealing with a groin injury, the same issue that forced her to miss five games earlier in the season.Heading into the Fever-Liberty showdown, Stephanie White said Clark has had to deal with an excessive amount of physicality in games."There's a level of physicality that they're able to play with against her. I knew it as an opponent, and see it as her coach. I'm not exactly sure why but it is what it is. We've got to help her learn to adjust and to use it against them."The Indiana Fever are keeping Clark out until she is fully healthy. After suffering a second groin injury in roughly a month, they will not rush her to return.