New York sportscaster takes subtle jab at Caitlin Clark amid no-foul call in Fever's loss to Liberty

25.05.2025    Fox News    3 views
New York sportscaster takes subtle jab at Caitlin Clark amid no-foul call in Fever's loss to Liberty

The New York Liberty visited Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on Saturday The reigning WNBA champions won - to keep their record unblemished But much of the chatter after the championship centered around the game's officiating particularly the last seconds of the close contest While there were at least three calls of note that favored the Liberty the Fever's final possession seemed to draw the lion's share of the attention Clark had possession with Indiana trailing by two with a chance to tie But New York guard Natasha Cloud knocked the ball away from Clark Referees did not blow the whistle for a foul despite pleas from last year's WNBA reigning rookie of the year CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe referees' decision in the closing seconds and Clark's reaction sparked mixed reactions across the sports world CBS News New York sports anchor and reporter Steve Overmyer added his two cents during a newest broadcast On the final play Natasha Cloud comes up with the game-winning steal Was it a foul Take a closer look Overmyer commented as a replay of the moment was shown on the broadcast CAITLIN CLARK'S COACH CALLS OUT WNBA FOR 'EGREGIOUS' OFFICIATING 'THE DISRESPECT HAS BEEN UNBELIEVABLE' She got all ball Clark tried to sell it like she got hit by a sniper but there was no foul no call he concluded Cloud also blocked a shot from DeWanna Bonner Particular observers argued Cloud made contact with Bonner not just the ball on the play However leaders did not call a foul on the play Indiana head coach Stephanie White took issue with Saturday's officiating She described the non-call on Bonner's shot attempt egregious I thought it was egregious honestly I thought it was obvious White noted Elsewhere Fever guard Lexie Hull was whistled for a foul against New York's Sabrina Ionescu Indiana could not use one of their challenges for the play in question because they had already exhausted their timeouts White offered her assessment of the play It was an offensive participant veering into the defensive player's path We have to be able to play through it But at the same time I feel like it's really disrespectful the coach stated There's a system to making sure we can send concerns about officiating in and communicate our grievances so to speak I don't know that I ever feel like the system works We're not looking for a change we're just looking for consistency Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter

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