Tempers flared less than one quarter into Game 2 of the first-round playoff series between the Fever and Sun. Superstar rookie Caitlin Clark and Indiana are competing with their backs against the wall Wednesday, in need of a win to keep their WNBA title hopes alive. Connecticut took Game 1 in commanding fashion and is looking to complete the two-game sweep to reach the semifinals for the sixth season in a row.
Naturally, play was going to get chippy with such high stakes. Both sides wasted no time to turn up the intensity, as Clark got into it with Sun star DeWanna Bonner early in the first frame. Shortly after their exchange, Clark appeared to ask officials to remove a fan from the stands.
What happened between Clark and the fan sitting courtside at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Arena? The Sporting News takes a closer look below. MORE: Live score, updates, highlights from Fever vs. Sun Game 2 What happened between Caitlin Clark and Sun fan? In the first quarter of the Fever's win-or-go-home Game 2 against the Sun, Clark and her primary defender, Bonner, got into a spat.
Clark pushed Bonner after arguing with the referee, then the two stars exchanged some words before carrying on. Caitlin Clark and DeWanna Bonner getting into it early in Game 2 of Fever-Sun 👀 pic.twitter.
com/4ZpFPUhlrQ Moments later, Clark appeared to have asked an official to remove a fan from the stands, gesturing toward the courtside seats. Security had a conversation with a fan after Caitlin Clark pointed .
