Sophie Cunningham’s WNBA Punishment After Caitlin Clark Incident Revealed originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun have faced off three times this season. In their first meeting, the Sun narrowly defeated the Fever 85-83 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Their next matchup, however, took a more physical turn.

One of those incidents came earlier this year when Sun guard Marina Mabrey shoved Clark and received a technical foul, which the league later upgraded to a Flagrant 2. Jacy Sheldon hit Clark in the face on a steal attempt, and when Clark shoved Sheldon and turned her back, Mabrey entered the scuffle and pushed Clark to the ground.

The Indiana Fever had struggled to stay around .500 toward the end of June and beginning of July after star guard Caitlin Clark went down with a right groin injury. Clark, the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year,