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Fever's Clark exits with back issue, won't return
Key takeaways
- White said Wednesday's game continued a pattern of Clark being officiated differently than the rest of the WNBA.
- "We have a generational talent and WNBA superstar who had two cheap shots [against her] right there that weren't called," White said.
- Clark left the game with 5:15 left in the third quarter and did not return.
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Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White went off on officials for not calling what she deemed two "cheap shots" on guard Caitlin Clark in Wednesday night's 111-109 loss to the Phoenix Mercury, which Clark exited from in the second half because of back issues.
White said Wednesday's game continued a pattern of Clark being officiated differently than the rest of the WNBA.
"We have a generational talent and WNBA superstar who had two cheap shots [against her] right there that weren't called," White said. "Absolutely unacceptable."
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