WNBA Fans Have Same Reaction to Dangerous Foul on Caitlin Clark

Caitlin Clark had one of the best highlights during the Indiana Fever's showdown with the Washington Mystics on Monday. Midway through the third quarter, the two-time All-Star pulled up for a 25-foot triple and drained it to give Indiana a 48-32 lead.

What made the shot even more amazing was the fact that Clark was fouled by Mystics guard Cassandre Prosper on the play. She got a free throw as a result, eventually completing the four-point play.

However, it wasn't without controversy. After all, the way Prosper fouled Clark was dangerous.

Prosper's closeout prevented Clark from having any landing space, which resulted to the Fever star falling to the court. A replay of the incident showed Clark barely avoiding stepping onto Prosper's foot, which could have injured her ankle.

While game officials reviewed the play, it was still ruled a common foul instead of being upgraded to a flagrant foul.

Naturally, fans were not happy with the decision and aired their grievances on social media.

"Gotta be [expletive] kidding me this is as bad and reckless as closeout as you'll see and the refs refused to upgrade it to a flagrant. Caitlin protected herself by avoiding the feet and was then punished for it by the refs," an angry commenter wrote.

"Flagrant for everybody except Caitlin," a disappointed follower added. Another one said, "They doing her dirty on both sides, there's no way this is a common foul."

CAITLIN FOR THREE AND ONE pic.twitter.com/IMJbA03W0H

— correlation (@nosyone4) June 9, 2026

A critic stated, "they will only call it a flagrant if she get injured lol."

"And she didn't get a flagrant on this. It's comedy," a viewer shared.

A sixth poster noted, "Textbook reckless close out for everyone except her I guess."

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This story was originally published June 8, 2026 at 8:23 PM.