Stacey Dales Urges WNBA Review After Caitlin Clark Exits With Back Injury
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 25
Stacey Dales Urges WNBA Review After Caitlin Clark Exits With Back Injury
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 25
Summary
Caitlin Clark left Indiana's game against Phoenix in the third quarter with a back injury after 20 minutes, finishing with 19 points and eight assists.
The injury appeared linked to a second-quarter fall after Valeriane Ayayi did not give Clark room to land, while Alyssa Thomas also drew scrutiny for a throat hit, knee contact to the groin and stepping over her.
Stacey Dales called the sequence "pathetic" on X and urged the WNBA to review the plays, saying Clark was knocked out of the game by conduct that was "completely uncalled for."
Indiana's frustration widened after Ayayi's foul was not upgraded to a flagrant and Thomas was not called; coach Stephanie White later labeled the no-call "egregious" and Thomas' hit "dangerous."