Clark Suspension Rescinded Ahead of Liberty-Fever
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- Caitlin Clark had her eighth technical foul of the season rescinded by the WNBA less than two hours after Saturday's 90-86 win at Chicago, with the crew chief citing that Natasha Cloud's bump — not intent — sent Clark into the official along the baseline.
- Clark posted 26 points and 11 assists against the Sky, her WNBA single-season-record sixth game with at least 25 points and 10 assists, as Fever games continue to draw the most physical play in the league.
- Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points Saturday to set the WNBA single-season record of 16 straight games with at least 20 points, and she and Clark have combined for 516 points over the past 10 games — a league record for any teammate duo over any 10-game span.
- The New York Liberty carry a four-game winning streak into the matchup after trouncing the defending-champion Las Vegas Aces 111-71 in Brooklyn on Sunday, though the Aces were playing a back-to-back without A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, and Jackie Young.
- The Fever and Liberty split their two regular-season meetings, each winning at home after rallying from double-digit deficits, with the clubs likely to meet again in the playoffs.
- Indiana leads the WNBA in scoring at 95.9 PPG while New York has scored at least 92 points in eight straight games — the longest such streak in league history — but New York is without injured Leonie Fiebich and Satou Sabally.
Why it matters: Clark's rescission keeps the WNBA's most-watched player on the floor for a nationally televised game that doubles as a likely playoff preview between two of the league's top-scoring offenses. With Mitchell and Clark combining for a league-record 516 points over 10 games and New York riding a four-game streak, the contest offers a rare early measurement of two title contenders — though both clubs are missing rotation pieces that complicate any read on their ceilings.
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