Chennedy Carter refused to answer concerns about Caitlin Clark through a post-game interview immediately after committing a challenging foul.
Yahoo! Sports reports the Chicago Sky guard shoulder-checked Clark to the ground through an inbound play on Saturday (June 1).
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What Exactly Happened Before The Hard Foul?
The incident occurred through the third quarter of the game. Carter produced a shot, and Aliyah Boston waited to throw the ball inbounds to Clark. No. 7. Game replay shows Carter yelling a handful of words just before shoulder-checking Caitlin, sending her toward the ground.
The hit was ruled a individual foul without having overview, and Caitlin was offered a cost-free throw shot. She completed the basket, eventually major to a 71-70 win more than the Sky.
Although the Indiana Fever group was victorious, the head coach, Christie Sides, plans to have the league overview the play, per Yahoo! Sports.
Carter, who scored a group-higher of 19 points, shut down reporters? concerns about Caitlin.
How Chennedy Carter Responded To The Incident
When asked about Clark, No. 7 mentioned, ?Next question.? Later in the interview, she was asked about the incident once again, but she declined to comment.
?I ain?t answering no Caitlin Clark questions,? Chennedy stated.
She was then asked what Caitlin mentioned, and Carter claimed she didn?t ?know what she said.? Additionally, she was asked if she mentioned something to Caitlin and Carter responded, ?I didn?t say anything.?
The Chicago Sky?s coach, Teresa Weatherspoon, interrupted and mentioned, ?That?s enough,? stopping the exchange. She stated, ?All they?re doing is competing.?
However, when Clark was asked about the blow that she took from Chennedy, she gave a response stating, ?It?s a physical game. Go make the free throw and then execute on offense.?
As reported by The Shade Room, Clark previously mentioned she was having ?hammered? on the court by her opponents. Additionally, she claimed league refs let her competitors ?[get] way with things.?
Caitlin mentioned,?It?s hard but, that is just the truth of the matter. This is a extremely physical game, and you are going to get stress, this is experienced basketball.?
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