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Sue Bird and her fiancée, Megan Rapinoe, discussed the discourse around the potential no-call in last week's game between Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever and the New York Liberty.
Natasha Cloud poked the ball out of Clark's hands on the final possession with Indiana down two. The Liberty went on to win the game 90-88. Clark was in the refs' ear after the final whistle, while Fever coach Stephanie White complained in the post-game press conference that her team suffers from no-calls all the time. White got fined for it on Wednesday.
In the latest episode of their podcast "A Touch More," Bird claimed it wasn't a foul. Meanwhile, Rapinoe said Clark needed to avoid becoming the girl who cried wolf.
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"You don't want to become the girl, the team, the coach, or player who cries wolf all the time," Rapinoe said.
"It's just like ... constant. And like, to what end? And I think especially around this Fever team, and especially around Caitlin, this has been a thing and it was a thing last year. Sometimes you just have to like play through it and like earn a little bit more respect."
Rapinoe believes it won't help Clark and the Fever to complain incessantly about foul calls. Indiana ranks fifth in free throws attempted this year with 21.2 per game. Last year, they were 10th at 17.1 per contest.
It's common for rookies and sophomores not to have a superstar whistle, and that's what Megan Rapinoe hinted at with her comments about Caitlin Clark's complaints on the court.
Caitlin Clark got into it with refs despite being on the sidelines
Caitlin Clark will be out for two weeks with a quad injury. However, that hasn't put her away from the spotlight. The Fever star was in the news despite being on the sidelines during the team's 83-77 loss to the Washington Mystics on Wednesday. After the halftime whistle, Clark got into it with the refs.
The Fever managed to secure 27 trips to the foul line, two more than their opponents. However, they lost the efficiency battle on the floor after converting only 39.7% of their shots.
