Caitlin Clark Continues To Be Fed Up With WNBA's Officiating

Caitlin Clark made it clear following Indiana's season-opening loss to Dallas that she wasn't pleased with how she was officiated.

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft called out the league's officiating, making it clear that she felt she should've received more foul calls for her driving attempts at the rim last weekend.

"I think especially if they're going to call it the way they're going to call it this year, I think I honestly could have probably got a couple more calls on a few of them, but that's okay," Clark said to reporters after the game.

Clark and the Fever have long had issues with the WNBA's officiating and how they go about handling fouls on the third-year All-Star guard.

On Wednesday night, Clark's frustrations with the WNBA's officiating crews boiled over. She was hit with a tough technical foul.

With 20 seconds left in the first half, Clark was called for an offensive foul, giving Los Angeles possession. She immediately walked over to referee Jason Alabanza. The two engaged in a heated discussion and Clark was hit with a T.

Clark faces backlash for treatment of WNBA's officiating

WNBA fans are calling out Clark, saying she whines a lot.

"This was not a defensive foul, I'm sorry. Good acting by Caitlin Clark, then she did elbow the girl. This was a foul on her. It was the correct call. Then she still complained about it heading to the locker room and got a technical," one wrote.

"EVERYONE complains A LOT in both leagues. It's to a point where every whistle someone is raising their arms in disbelief! Jus like in NFL . The belief is they won't call it every play so they foul EVERY play!" one added.

Others, meanwhile, are defending her.

"I mean no NBA star player is getting a tech in that scenario. WNBA is still catching up…" one pointed out.

"She's getting mugged," one added.

The WNBA continues to face criticism for its officiating. And it's something that probably isn't going away.

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This story was originally published May 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM.