Overview

• Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 88-71 on June 17 to secure a spot against the Minnesota Lynx in the Commissioner’s Cup championship on July 1
• Two major altercations marked the game, first when Jacy Sheldon’s eye poke on Caitlin Clark triggered shoves and technical fouls and later when Sophie Cunningham’s late hard foul led to three ejections
• The WNBA fined every player involved in the skirmishes and upgraded Marina Mabrey’s technical foul to a flagrant 2, but no suspensions were imposed
• Fever coach Stephanie White publicly faulted the league’s referees, saying that a lack of control fueled the night’s tensions
• Coaches and players have called for more consistent officiating and stronger safety measures to manage the WNBA’s increasingly physical, fast-paced play