Stephanie White Demands Better WNBA Officiating After 1-Game Alyssa Thomas Ban
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 26
Stephanie White Demands Better WNBA Officiating After 1-Game Alyssa Thomas Ban
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 26
Summary
Stephanie White said Friday the WNBA should have caught Alyssa Thomas' contact with Caitlin Clark's throat in real time, even after the league issued a one-game suspension.
The incident came in the second quarter of Wednesday's Fever-Mercury game, when Clark slipped on a drive and Thomas made fist contact with her neck area during a loose-ball scramble.
No foul was called on the floor, but the WNBA later reviewed the play, labeled it a non-basketball act, upgraded it to a Flagrant 2 and suspended Thomas for one game.
White said the missed call underscored a broader need for more consistent officiating, putting added scrutiny on WNBA referees and how games are managed going forward.