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WNBA fans believe Phoenix Mercury mocked Caitlin Clark injury, fist to throat incident

The Phoenix Mercury are under fire following a Wednesday night win over Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. While the Mercury came away with the victory, it was the no-calls that left Clark crashing to the court and getting roughed up that had everyone talking.

That was amplified after the game when the Mercury shared a post on social media that many WNBA fans thought was mocking an incident during the game involving Clark.

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Clark was lying on the court when Mercury star Alyssa Thomas drove her knee into the Fever superstar’s groin area and punched her fist into Clark’s throat. There was another no-call later in the game after Clark nearly came down on a Mercury defender’s foot after attempting a three-pointer.

Eventually, Clark was forced out of the game early due to a back injury.

After the game, Fever head coach Stephanie White ripped the refs for the lack of calls, while fans were attacking the Mercury X account over a post-game graphic.

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The graphic showed a player lying on their back in a prone position, very similar to the position Clark was in when she was hit in the throat. The fans took notice of the similarities and promptly called out the franchise.

“I can’t believe this is an actual official team account posting this,” one user commented. Another added,”Posting a graphic of a player on the ground after tonight’s assault is actually insane.”

Others pointed out that the moment was actually referencing a big play by De’Wanna Bonner, who was not the player who hit Clark in the throat.

Regardless of the intent, it was a bad look for the organization after such a controversial moment in the game.

As for Clark’s nagging back injury, there has been no further word on the severity of her setback or whether it will keep her out of the Fever’s upcoming game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday night.

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