THE WOMEN鈥橲 National Basketball Association (WNBA) fined rookie Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky $1,000 on Sunday after she didn鈥檛 make herself available for interviews following Saturday鈥檚 one-point loss to the Indiana Fever.
The league also fined the organization $5,000 for its failure to make sure the players didn鈥檛 violate WNBA media policies. The Fever defeated the Sky 71-70 in Indianapolis in a game that saw Fever rookie Caitlin Clark pushed to the floor by Chicago鈥檚 Chennedy Carter as Ms. Clark awaited an inbounds pass.
It reportedly followed trash talk by Ms. Clark on the Fever鈥檚 previous possession, and after Ms. Carter drained a jumper with 15.1 seconds left in the third quarter, replays showed her walk toward Ms. Clark, yell out an insult and then use her shoulder to send Ms. Clark to the floor. 鈥 Reuters
