Mercury’s Alyssa Thomas Issued Flagrant Foul, Suspended For One Game For Hitting Caitlin Clark in the Throat

During Wednesday night’s game in Indianapolis, Mercury player Alyssa Thomas was caught on film delivering a cheap shot to Caitlin Clark while she was on the ground fighting for the ball.

Multiple angles show Thomas driving her fist/forearm directly into Clark’s neck and throat. Video evidence also captured a knee to the groin area during the same sequence.

At the time, no foul was called. No flagrant was reviewed. Nothing.

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After major backlash, Alyssa Thomas was issued a flagrant foul and got suspended for one game.

CBS News reported:

The Phoenix Mercury’s Alyssa Thomas has received a flagrant foul penalty and been suspended for one game after hitting Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark in the throat during a game Wednesday night, the WNBA said Thursday.

The hit happened with 6 minutes and 52 seconds left in the second quarter of the Fever-Mercury game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Thomas’ fist made contact with Clark’s throat while the two scrambled for the ball.

The WNBA’s League Office can review any game and assign a flagrant foul, or reclassify a called foul as a flagrant foul, if they believe such measures are warranted. The WNBA’s review “deemed (Thomas) to have committed a non-basketball act” by recklessly making contact with Clark’s throat.

The WNBA said that Thomas will serve her suspension on Saturday, June 27, when the Mercury play the Toronto Tempos at home.

The Indiana Fever released a statement on the NBA’s action against Alyssa Thomas.

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