Overview

• The Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 88-71 on June 17 to advance to the Commissioner’s Cup final against the Minnesota Lynx.
• A third-quarter eye poke by Jacy Sheldon and a late-game hair pull by Sophie Cunningham triggered six technical fouls and three ejections.
• Both Indiana coach Stephanie White and Sun coach Rachid Meziane faulted referees for inconsistent calls and failing to curb on-court physicality.
• Marina Mabrey’s technical foul for shoving Caitlin Clark was upgraded to a flagrant 2, prompting the league to set fines according to foul severity.
• Sophie Cunningham’s defense of Clark earned praise from Fever supporters and drove a surge in her jersey sales ahead of league discipline.