Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham made a winking reference on Friday to an on-court skirmish that involved her slamming an opposing player to the ground.
Tuesday’s brawl at the Fever and Connecticut Sun game stemmed from Sun guard Jacy Sheldon becoming physical with Cunningham’s teammate Caitlin Clark during a play and poking her in the eye.
The two opposing players engaged in a heated verbal exchange before Clark lightly shoved Sheldon, prompting players from both teams to gather around.
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Sheldon’s teammate Marina Mabrey came in late and pushed Clark to the ground. Mabrey was fined an undisclosed amount and issued a technical foul, which was later upgraded to a flagrant 2 foul, ESPN’s Alexa Philippou reported.