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Kate Rinklark lifted his arm, screaming at the WNBA umpire and punched the air in frustration after sacrificing a chance to knock off the defending champion on Saturday to her team with a controversial no-call.
In the final seconds of Indiana Fever's 90-88 loss, Clark, who lost to champion New York Liberty, snatched the ball with a chance to tie it into the game or win.
New York's Natasha Cloud defended Clark, knocking the ball out of Clark's hand and leaning against the superstar enough to knock Clark out just a little.
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During a match at Gainbridge Field House in Indiana Fever in New York Liberty and Kate Rinklark (22) in Natasha Cloud (9). (Ron Hoskins/nbae via Getty Images)
In the replay, Cloud pushed her shoulder into Clark's moment, showing the moment when the ball loosened.
However, the judge did not blow whi and the game ended there.
Clark immediately turned to the officials for a foul and immediately began screaming at them when he realized that the foul call was not approaching. Her teammate Sophie Cunningham also approached the refs and protested the lack of mouths.
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Indiana Fever Guard Kate Rinklerk, 22, will respond to hosting Saturday, May 24, 2025 during a match between Indiana Fever and New York Liberty at Gainbridge Field House in Indiana Fever. New York Liberty defeated Indiana Fever in 90-88. (via Grace Smith/Indystar/USA Today network imaging images)
The no-call could have prevented Clark from winning the game on the free throw line as contact occurred on a shot past the three-point arc. But it also sacrificed Clark's major WNBA milestone opportunity.
Clark, who finished with 18 points, fell to just two points in 10 rebound games with 20 points. It was the 11th of her career and would have been the most in the history of the league. Clark is tied to Courtney Vanderroot at 10.
Cloud and Liberty walked away towards the season to defend their title with the team's first 3-0 start.
Cloud is frank about his backlash against physical theatre towards Clark.
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Kate Linklark of Indiana Fever May 24, 2025 during a match against Indiana Liberty. at Gainbridge Field House in Indianapolis. (AJ Mast via Getty Images/nbae)
In an interview with Ryan Clark about the “Pivot Podcast” in March, Cloud argued that anger was rooted in “racism” in response to his hits in Clark.
“It's just part of the game. There was no target. There was nothing. “Yeah, vets hate rookies. Rookies hate veterinarians. Vets are chasing certain players.” It's all bulls – if I'm just being candid, it's all racist,” Cloud said.
“It's blown away by 'Yeah, they're chasing Caitlyn Clark.' But no, we're just playing one of the best players in this league the way the other best players and franchise players have been played. ”
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