Indiana Fever head coach Christie Sides is clearly fed up with WNBA officiating through nine games of the 2024 season — specifically when it comes to the treatment of her superstar rookie, Caitlin Clark.
During Thursday night’s matchup against the Seattle Storm, Sides was issued a technical foul for blowing up on the officials after what she thought was an obvious foul committed on Clark.
“The whole 40 minutes [Clark] is in the game — on both ends — she’s getting beat up,” Sides said. “She keeps fighting.”
“I just feel like we need to get the same calls that they’re getting on the other end. We’re just not getting those same calls,” she continued. “I’m going to fight like hell for them.”
Clark agreed with Sides, saying she felt like she was getting “hammered” throughout the game.
“I feel like I’m getting hammered. I appreciate Christie getting a tech. I just… I don’t know,” Clark said.
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With Thursday night’s 103-88 loss, Sides and the Fever drop to 1-8 to start the year. Clark finished the game with 20 points, nine assists and three rebounds.