During the 2024 WNBA regular season, Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark experienced five flagrant fouls, with four coming from the Chicago Sky. Two of these fouls occurred in a single game on August 30.
One of these fouls, involving Sky guard Diamond DeShields colliding with Clark during a dribble, sparked controversy.
Caitlin Clark got laid out for the 2nd game in a row pic.twitterp>
— WNBA Rookie Watch (@WNBARookieWatch) August 31, 2024
Many fans disagreed with the Flagrant 1 foul given to DeShields, as they believed it warranted a Flagrant 2 based on WNBA rules.
Others criticized Indiana Fever fans for their reaction, suggesting their support was biased towards Clark.
A similar incident occurred in an NBA game involving Jayson Tatum and Grant Williams, leading fans to question the differing calls between the two situations.
Despite similarities, Williams received a Flagrant 2 call and was ejected, unlike DeShields in the Clark incident.
Grant Williams hard foul on Tatum pic.twitterp>
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) November 2, 2024
Fans have pointed out the inconsistency in foul calls and the backlash they faced for supporting equal treatment in both incidents.
Remember when ppl said we were overreacting for wanting DeShields ejected for doing the same thing https://tco/rDGobeuqwy pic.twitterp>
— Foul Trouble (@infoultrouble) November 2, 2024
These points raised by fans hold significant merit.
